Thanksgiving & Christmas Season 2024
How To Support Foster Children This Holiday Season
Help Support Foster Families During the Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons
Thanksgiving Support
Since 2013, we have dedicated ourselves to supporting foster families during the Thanksgiving season. This year, we are committed to providing 127 foster families in the Dallas area with the essentials they need to celebrate a warm and fulfilling holiday. Each family will receive a $100 gift card, along with non-perishable food items and a frozen turkey.
How You Can Help:
We kindly ask for your generous donations of food items or financial contributions to make this possible. Please donate by November 15 to ensure we can distribute everything in time for Thanksgiving.
Christmas 2024 Support
The Christmas season is a time of giving, and our charity is engaged in multiple efforts to bring joy and essential support to foster families and children in the Dallas area. We provide toys for children in foster care, including those under the Dallas Permanency Courts, and offer vital support to foster families in need. Our focus extends to kinship families (who receive no state support), young foster teen mothers, and foster teens and young adults living independently.
How You Can Help:
- Donate Items: We are collecting items from our list below to distribute as Christmas gifts and essential supplies to those we serve.
- Financial Contributions:
Your monetary donations will help us purchase items and cover other essential needs for these families.
- Adopt a Family: Email us at michelle@fosterkidscharity.org to receive a specific wish list from one of the families or individuals we support, and make their Christmas special.
Your support can make a significant difference in the lives of foster children and families this holiday season. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
Donate Today
Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of those we serve. With your help, we can continue to provide vital services and support to those in need. Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.
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Ongoing needs list
Thank you for your support
Teens: laptops, funds for college tuition assistance, school supplies, teen clothing, teen toiletries, wireless speakers and headphones.
Food Program: snacks for children
Please note we do not accept gently used items: clothes, bags, shoes/other.
WE HAVE ADDED NEW WAYS TO RECEIVE SUPPORT!
- Donate to us via our Venmo (@foster-kids).
- Make the greatest difference via a donor advised contribution through Vanguard/Fidelity's Charitable Giving.
- Sell an item of value through our page on eBay for Charity
- Donate your car and support us via Charity Motors.
- Donate to us via our PayPal.
- Please help promote our fundraiser below on your social media!
Donate proceeds from your house or other assets to benefit Foster Kids Charity!
For drop offs please contact Raul at: 469-6869805 For all other needs or questions please send your email here Michelle@fosterkidscharity.org
We Need Laptops!
Laptops needed
We need laptops! Since inception of our laptop program, back in 2020, our program served over 350 laptops for school age kids, teens and those who aged out of care. Here are different ways you can help:
1. One-Time Donations: Make a single, impactful contribution to support our laptop program and provide foster children with the tools they need to thrive.
2. Monthly Giving: Join our Monthly Giving program and pledge a recurring donation to ensure a sustained impact on the lives of foster youth. Your consistent support will make a lasting difference.
3. Corporate Sponsorship: Partner with us through corporate sponsorship opportunities and demonstrate your commitment to corporate social responsibility. Together, we can create transformative opportunities for foster children.
4. Fundraising Campaigns: Organize a fundraising campaign on behalf of our laptop program and mobilize your network to raise funds for foster youth. Whether it's a virtual event, a charity run, or a social media campaign, your efforts will directly impact their lives.
5. Matching Gifts: Double the impact of your donation through your employer's matching gift program. Check if your company offers this benefit, as it can effectively double your contribution and support even more foster children.
Remember, every contribution, no matter the size, makes a meaningful difference in the lives of foster children. Choose the option that resonates with you and help us empower these deserving youth with the gift of technology.
Vision
The vision of Foster Kids Charity is to improve the well-being of children while they are in foster care and to educate volunteers about the foster care system. With increased well-being and awareness, we hope to achieve our goal of increasing the number of adoptions for foster children.
Mission
Foster Kids Charity strives to make sure that every child in the foster care system has their basic, personal needs met. This is accomplished by providing foster children in Texas with basic emergency items: food, clothes, hygienic products, school supplies and more.
About Us
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
We are a nonprofit organization focused on helping children in foster care. With the help of our tireless staff, we organize fundraisers, community-building events, and provide critical services for foster children.
Our Story
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
After witnessing a devastating car accident in Plano, Texas involving the Hart foster family, Michelle Armour-Brown founded Foster Kids Charity. Click the button below to read our founder's story in detail.
How We're Helping
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Yoggi Ferrlle foster care night was a fun night at movie grill including dinner and movie!
