{"id":15167,"date":"2023-12-19T09:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T14:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=15167"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:26:56","slug":"brad-paisley-and-his-wife-launch-free-toy-store-for-families-in-need-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/12\/brad-paisley-and-his-wife-launch-free-toy-store-for-families-in-need-this-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Brad Paisley and His Wife Launch Free Toy Store For Families in Need This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, want to help the less fortunate and those in need. The couple runs an organization they started in 2020 called The Store, a Nashville charity that provides clothing, food, and other items to those in need. It\u2019s made to resemble a regular store, but there\u2019s a catch: all of the items are free.<\/p>\n

A description on The Store\u2019s website reads<\/a>, \u201cThe Store operates as a year-round free grocery store allowing people to shop for their basic needs. There is no charge to those referred or to the people and agencies that send them. They may shop for food to supplement their income during times of crisis and as they work toward self-sufficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Paisleys also created a holiday-specific effort with The Store this season that allows families in need to pick up toys and other items for their children, a much-needed endeavor to boost spirits. According to <\/a>The Associated Press, <\/em>at the two-day event, 400 families were able to pick up toys, clothes, and other gifts for the Christmas holiday. It\u2019s something Paisley said is deeply important to him and his wife, as he believes it meets both physical and emotional needs.<\/p>\n

Paisley told The AP<\/em>, \u201cThe emotional aspect of being able to give your child something your child wanted versus just something to sort of get you through the holidays, that\u2019s such a load off the minds of somebody who maybe didn\u2019t think they were going to be able to do that.\u201d His wife added The Store is an opportunity to help meet people where they are in their time of need. She said, \u201cPeople come on hard times, and we want this to be a safe, welcoming place for everybody, whether you\u2019re volunteering or whether you\u2019re needing the services. It\u2019s just a community, and we\u2019re all in it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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