​Justin and Danielle Gorby decided to change that. Danielle, through her bakery Ellie's Creations,

began baking cakes and cookies for children who might otherwise go without.

It felt like enough — a small, meaningful act of love.

 

But God had Bigger Plans.

 

As Justin and Danielle began forming a board to establish the nonprofit, they prayed for weeks about who should be part of it. They were led to Al and Laura Cauthen. After several conversation — learning their heart for the community and for children — everything shifted.

 

The vision expanded.

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The team looked at the landscape of support available to foster and adoptive families in the Elkhart area. They were part of an organization providing material goods. They are part of and still help lead volunteer wrap-around care. But there was a gap: no one was connecting families to the larger, practical services they needed — plumbing repairs, appliance fixes, meals after a sudden placement, a window a single dad couldn't afford to fix.

 

So Treats of Hope was born

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— not just as a bakery for birthdays, but as a Network of Hope.

A community of businesses, volunteers, and donors united around one mission:

making sure every child in need has a brighter tomorrow.

 

We are young. We are growing. And we believe the best is still ahead.