2023 Board Chair Kyle Siner Discusses the Reasons for His Involvement at Sheffield Place

 

Tiffany Siner and daughters deliver backpacks

My wife, Tiffany and I, were introduced to Sheffield Place well over a decade ago by some very dear friends of ours who invited us to Sheffield Place’s gala fundraiser event – Off The Wall at Drexel Hall.  We thought “Great - a fun night out with friends while supporting a good cause!”  At the event we got a glimpse into the work that the team at Sheffield Place does and met several of the great staff that have dedicated their efforts full time in support of Sheffield Place’s mission.  Ever since then, we’ve only become more inspired to support Sheffield Place in its mission of empowering mothers to recover from trauma and become self-sufficient.

I was honored to be chosen as a member of the board of directors nearly six years ago, and this year I’m truly humbled to have been asked to serve as the board chair.  Tiffany and I and our three daughters have been involved with Sheffield Place in many ways continuously since we were first introduced to the organization.  The organization’s approach to helping women who have decided that they want to support themselves and their children by holding them accountable but supporting them in any way necessary resonates with our family. 

Kyle (2nd from L) and colleagues assemble bunk beds

It has been amazing to see the growth of Sheffield Place over the years.  At that first Off the Wall event, Sheffield Place announced its acquisition of its first house that could be used to provide housing to a woman and her children after she had demonstrated initial success at the main facility.  Today, Sheffield Place has 10 separate offsite housing units and a couple of years ago it acquired and rehabbed a building a couple of blocks away from the main facility that added seven additional living units.  This has enabled Sheffield Place to help more families each year. 

I believe that the continued growth that Sheffield Place has been able to make in our community is directly attributable to the hard, humble work that the staff at Sheffield Place does every day.  It is not glamorous, and I understand that it is often very frustrating for everyone involved when some clients don’t succeed at Sheffield Place, but each time I hear the traumatic stories that these mothers have endured in their lives and their willingness to do what it takes for themselves and their kids to stand on their own, it makes me want to help in any way that I can.

I invite you to come visit Sheffield Place and get to know the long-term beneficial work that they are doing to help some very disadvantaged families become sufficient and contributing members to our community.