Fostering Hope

“Insurance and Program expenses. Program expenses include providing Christmas gifts for kids in local foster families, foster family events, foster care staff appreciation events, events for kids in foster care, providing items to children in foster care (beds, extracurricular activity fees, etc).”

“We have a variety of programs that focus on serving children in foster care. Specifically we mail out birthday cards to each child, we also mail out a new book to each child in care once a year, we offer a few teen events each year as well as provide senior pictures to graduating youth in foster care. Our child focused programs serve approximately 500 children each year. We have specific programs to support foster families. These include our Caring Closets that provide for the tangible needs of children in care which include clothing, toiletries, and baby items. We also mail out encouragement cards to foster moms and provide a date night to one foster family each month. In addition we host a quarterly foster/ adoptive moms craft and coffee night. These programs have served approximately 100 local foster families. We also provide support to foster care agency workers through our annual agency appreciation breakfast, providing snacks at their all-staff meetings and other staff appreciation events, and helping to provide items needed for the children and families the work with. In 2018, we have supported approximately 100 foster care agency staff.”