WSECU Community Champion builds beds, rehabilitates fighting dogs, and exemplifies what it means to serve

When Matthew Ballantyne was a police officer in North Dakota, he witnessed something that would reshape his life’s purpose: children sleeping on floors in homes where parents were doing their absolute best but drowning in emergencies beyond their control.

“Not every child in that situation was in a neglected state of care,” Ballantyne reflected. “Many were in situations where their parents were doing the best they could, as they struggled through a few emergencies at once, and needed a helping hand.”

Today, as president of the Olympia chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization’s mission: “ No Kid Sl

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