Donations by an area bank and a local construction company have made the Grandma’s House Child Advocacy Center in Mountain Home more accessible to those with special needs.West Plains Bank and Trust Company and Crownover Construction recently teamed up to provide two wheelchair ramps and a porch for Grandma’s House, located at 914 South Main Street. West Plains Bank and Trust Company donated the funds to purchase the building materials for the ramps and porch, while Crownover Company donated the labor involved.
The project added a 50-foot-long wheelchair ramp and a 5-foot-by-11-foot porch to the front of the property. A 14-foot-long wheelchair ramp was added to the back of the property as well.
Grandma’s House works with area law enforcement to provide a safe space for children suspected of having been abused to tell their stories one-on-one in a comfortable environment. Interviews at Grandmas’ House are recorded for investigators and allow the child to relate their experience one time instead of being interviewed by multiple people at several different locations.
Grandma’s House operates two child advocacy centers, one in Mountain Home and one in Harrison. The centers interact with more than 500 children across seven counties each year.
Amber Raley, a child advocate with the Mountain Home Grandma’s House, talks about what would have likely happened to a wheelchair-bound visitor before the ramps were installed.
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Steve Litty, the senior loan officer for West Plains Bank and Trust, is a member of the Mountain Home Rotary Club and recently heard Grandma’s House representatives give the Rotarians a presentation on the child advocacy center. One of the things mentioned at the Rotary meeting was the house needed wheelchair ramps to be more accessible.
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Construction work on the ramps and porch was completed last week and involved about six days’ worth of labor. Crownover Company owner Lyle Crownover talks about the six days his company was involved with the project.
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Raley says Grandma’s House welcomes community donations.
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To make a donation to Grandma’s House, contact community development director Kaleigh Evans at (870) 391-2244.
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