What we do.
Customized care kits
When a child enters foster care, they often arrive with few or no belongings. We have encounter hundreds of kids that arrive with just the clothes they are wearing.
Foster families usually have little time to prepare for their arrival. To help ease this transition, we provide care kits for kids, which include items like: clothing, personal hygiene items, bedding, formula/bottles, school supplies, and a personal item to support them during their first few days. Each kit is tailored to the child and placed in a backpack or duffle bag. It is important to us that the children have a nice bag to transport their belongings in.
Our aim is to reduce the stress of shopping in those initial days and help the child feel valued and cared for. We want to give the child items to call theirs and to make their new house feel like a home.
Household help
Parenting is tough and comes with many unique challenges. Everyday tasks such as laundry, cooking, cleaning, and helping with homework can often feel overwhelming, particularly with the additional responsibilities that come with fostering. This extensive process includes not only scheduling but also attending numerous doctor appointments, therapy sessions, and mandatory training courses designed to equip foster parents with essential skills.
To help lighten this considerable load, our Household Help Program offers a monthly cleaning service and laundry support tailored specifically for foster kids and their families. This assistance not only alleviates some of the stress for parents but also sends a powerful message to foster children that they are loved and supported by a caring community. We wholeheartedly want to ensure our foster youth have access to clean clothes and a tidy home environment that allows them to truly thrive.
A "Flower Pot" Fund
The founder of Foster Kids KC, has fond memories of her grandpa’s flower pot that held emergency cash for the grandkids. Much like that, funds will be available to foster kids and families in times of need, an emergency, or if a child needs something special. Some examples of “Flower Pot Fund” uses are: a dishwasher, a bicycle, extra clothing for the cold weather, bunkbeds, cribs, mattresses, etc.