May is National Foster Care Month and we thought we’d share 10 ways in 10 days you can support kids in care without becoming a foster parent.
Tip #3. Donate gently used items
Too often placements come with little or no worldly possessions so this is always a need for families. If you have an extra room in your home you could go one step further and dedicate space to store donated items for families to come and shop from or even find volunteers to deliver items to a family with a new placement.
Kayla North is co-founder of One Big Happy Home and is considered an expert on childhood trauma. Along with her husband, she has developed training materials and programs for parents, churches, and schools educating them on trauma and its impacts. Kayla is also an affiliate trainer with Trauma Free World, an ETC Parent Trainer, TBRI practitioner, and the Executive Directory of Tapestry. She speaks at churches, schools, conferences, and retreats nationwide.