We are a foster family that noticed that families had a hard time transitioning. Children going into foster care would arrive with just the clothes on their backs, no toys or other clothes that fit. They would have a trash-bag filled with stuff that they couldn’t use. They would then move from one house to another, sometimes with no warning, and not able to take things they were used to with them. And then they would be returned to a family that had not prepared for the addition of several children to the mix.
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
Isaiah 1:17
There are more than 4500 children in foster care in South Carolina and less than 3200 foster families. While our faith guides us to provide for these foster children, we are always asked about other ways to help. The best way we can think of is to provide for children and families as they learn along the way. Here are some things we would like to provide for children in and just out of the system:
Mentoring of aging out kids. (When your child turns 18, they still have you to lean on for advice and resources, children who turn 18 in Foster care have…?)
Resources for children entering care. Clothes and toys for families taking in foster children. Often the items go with the child and so need to be bought again.
Resources for reunited families. Bill pay, mentorship, budgeting information, advice, etc.
Resources for children moving within the system. Provide personal items that the child can take between homes.
James 1:22
We want your attention more than your money. Contact us to see how you can help.