Many organizations are looking to help charities during the holiday season.  There are many different options and ideas for helping.  Monetary donations help move work forward for nonprofits.  Volunteering time is always an amazing way to help.  Giving items that are needed are also an excellent way to provide for the community.  Another idea that mimics stuffing shoeboxes to send overseas is to make a bedtime bag for children entering foster care.  Here is what you need to know to get started....

Orphan and Stand Sunday is a movement of organizations, churches, and individuals who want to make a difference in the world.  

Deuteronomy 14:29 calls us to use our resources to help those in need.
James 1:27 calls us to do for the orphans.

Flourish Foster Care Closet & Support, Inc helps to bridge the gap between the need and meeting the need of children in foster care and their families.

As a new organization, we are focused providing immediate needs for children coming into the system.  Here is how you can help locally....

We know their needs weigh heavy on foster families.  They cross the threshold of homes, sometimes on a regular basis, and rarely have the essentials for what they need.  Foster families may or may not have a small amount of supplies handy.  You want to help.  You aren't ready for any big commitments, financially it can be hard, we get it.  So, we put together a handful of ways you can help a teenager in foster care have the essentials. 

Does your organization or business want to help Flourish Foster Care Closet & Support monthly through goods?  We have compiled a list for you.  You can download this list to see what we are in need of each month and begin an initiative to collect.  

If your business or organization would like to be listed as a drop off location for individuals looking for a convenient place to donate, we will be happy to list you below.