Just a quick update before the holidays! We are beginning another push for Cases for Kids, our program where we provide bags to our children in foster care, as they are moving from one placement to the next. We began this project handing out bags through our volunteers, after or just before their child clients had been moved.
Through generous donations from the community, we were able to fill 54 bags with either school supplies and personal care items, or a small toy and personal care items. We also filled about 40 “emergency” bags, with the essentials; soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. We will now be able to give children a little something when they are moving, and hopefully help them while they are transitioning through this tough time.
We are also beginning a partnership with the Mecklenburg County Foster Adopt Parent Association, and they will be helping us in the distribution of our bags. Each of the Mecklenburg County Foster Adopt Parent Association officers will be keeping some bags at their homes, and foster parents will be able to contact them, say they are getting an emergency placement, and pick up a bag anytime. This will help us get bags to the children as they are being moved, rather than after. Some of our children are taken from their homes immediately, and are not able to pack any of their belongings. Hopefully with this partnership they will be able to receive a bag as they are arriving at their foster placement. We are always looking for donations of personal care items and school supplies, contact us if you think you can help!
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