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FosterCareSupportFoundation

Year'sEnd2017Newsletter

EndofYear2017

Toavoidprocessingfeesandmake100%ofyourdonationcount,mailyourcheckto:FosterCareSupport3334TrailsEndRdNERoswell,GA30075TaxID:58-2540031PleaselikeusonFacebook

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ANOTEFROMOURFOUNDER

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2018GOALS********************

****GRANDSRAISING

GRANDS********************

****HOWTOGETFREECLOTHES

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MAILORDEROPTION

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ANoteFromOurFounderAlthoughtheyearisatitsend,ourworkatFosterCareSupportisfarfromover.Bytheendofthisyear,nearly4,000childrenwillhavealreadycomethroughthedoorsatFosterCareSupportandwehavemany

moretoprovideforaswemoveinto2018.Childrenareenteringfostercareatanalarmingrateduetotheopioidepidemic,andweareschedulingappointmentsandshippingmailordersasfastaspossibletoprovidethemwithclothing,toys,schoolsupplies,andbasiccareinfantitemsneededforeverydayliving.

Thevolunteersfromchurches,neighborhoods,corporations,andcivicgroupshavebeeninstrumentalinmakingitpossibletofocusandaccomplishourmission.Checkbelowtoseeifyourvolunteergroupisshown!!

We'vehadagreatyear,butwecan'tslowdownnow!FosterCareSupportFoundationneedsyourhelpevenmoreasthenumbersofdisplacedchildrencontinuetorise.Over13,500childrenareinfostercareinGeorgianotcountingthousandsbeingraisedbygrandparentsorotherrelativestokeepthemoutoffostercare.Manyofthesegrandparentsarejustnowlearningaboutourmissionandtheresourcesavailabletothem.

PleaseremembertoshareourinformationwithothersandlikeourFosterCareSupportFacebookpage.With

*****ATTENTION

CASEWORKERS*******************

*****THANKYOUNOTE********************

****HOPE4

TOMORROWMENTORING

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VOLUNTEERSNEEDED

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CURRENTWISHLIST

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FOSTERINGHOPEBARGAINRESALE

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******IT'SAWETHING!

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OURSPONSORS********************

*****JOINOURMAILING

LIST

Fall/Winter

distributionisinprocess.Calloremailforanappointmentormailorder.

Our2017BoardofDirectors

SteveBaumgartner-Director

theyearending,westillneedtoraise$100,000toserveatleast4,000morechildreninthecomingyear.Ifyoucanhelpwithanendofyeartaxdeductibledonation,pleaseclickhere.

RachelM.EwaldChiefExecutiveOfficer/FounderFosterCareSupportFoundation,Inc.

Recruit1,000people

todonate$25permonthforoneyearServebetween4,000

and4,500childrenMatch25mentors

with25teensthroughtheHope-4-TomorrowMentoringprogramReachGrandparentsraisingGrandchildren

whoarestrugglingtokeeptheirgrandchildrenfromenteringfostercarebutmaynotknowwecanhelp.Expandmediacoveragepromotingthe

missionofFosterCareSupportFoundationandwhywehaveservedover54,000childrenandcontinuetoserve.Lead8,000to10,000volunteersto

processupto$8millionworthofdonateditemsforourchildrenSayahuge"Thankyou!"toallwhohelp

throughouttheyearbecauseit'sa"WE"thing!

GrandparentsRaising

GrandchildrenandRelativeCare

Childrenbeingraisedbygrandparentstokeepthemfromenteringthefostercaresystemarethe

fastestgrowingpopulationoffosterchildreninthiscountry.Unlikefosterparentswhoreceiveamonthlystipend,clothingallowanceandfreehealthbenefitsforthechildrenintheircare,manyrelativecarefamiliesget$0andnosupport.Althoughthe

Dr.KeithBlair-Director

MarkEwald-President/Co-Founder

RachelEwald-CEO/FounderDavidGuess-Director

RobinHagemeyer-Director

JeffJennings-Director

DonnaKallman-Director

KarenMueller-Treasurer

KathrynMulkey-Director

RichardWolownik-Director

CarolineWright-Secretary

HelpFosterChildrenWithYourEverydayGroceryShopping

IfyouuseaKrogerPlusCard,linkittoussothatwereceiveadonationeverytimeyoushop.Ifyoualreadyhaveyourcardlinkedtous,itmaybetimetore-enroll.

YoucanhelpfosterchildreneverytimeyoushoponAmazon.PleasesignupfortheAmazonSmilesprogramat

fosterperdiemdoesnotcoverallthecostsforthechild'sneed,it'shardtoimaginesteppinguptotakeyourgrandchildreninyoursenioryearswithnostipendorsupportofanytypeavailable.Wehopethatweareabletohelp.ThankyouJacksonHealthcareforprovidingthisamazingvideoshowinghowFosterCareSupporthelpsgrandparentsraisinggrandchildreninadditiontochildreninfosterhomes.Thisshowshowacommunitycancometogethertohelpourchildreninneed.

HowtoGetFreeClothes

Freeclothesareforchildreninbaseper-diemfostercarehomesorforchildrenbeingraisedbyagrandparentorotherrelative/kinshiporfictivekincaregiverthroughoutGeorgiatokeepthemfromenteringthefostercaresystem.Toscheduleanappointment,sendane-mailtoappt@fostercares.organdaskforanappointmentrequestform.Ifyouknowsomeonewhodoesn'thaveemailbutcouldbenefit,askthemtocalltheappointmentdeskat404-729-3374or770-280-7831.

MailOrderOptionFosterCareSupportshipsclothestofamilieswholiveoveranhourdriveawayfromthedistributioncenter.

Formoreinformation,e-mailappt@fostercares.orgorcall

404-729-3374or770-280-7831.

smile.amazon.comandchooseFosterCareSupportFoundationasyourcharity.Thiscostsyounothinganditisthesamepricesandmerchandiseastheregularamazon.combutFCSFwillreceiveadonationeverytimeyoumakeapurchase.Pleasemakesureyoulogontosmile.amazon.comeachtimeyoumakeapurchase.

Weneedtoothbrushes!Pleaseconsideraskingyourdentisttodonatechildandadultsizes.FosterCareSupportisa501(c)3charityanddonationsaretaxdeductible.

AttentionCaseworkers!

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Judges,Caseworkers,CASAs,andChildAdvocates,weneedyourhelptospreadthewordaboutthefreeclothingforchildreninfostercareandchildrenbeingraisedbygrandparents/otherrelatives!FosterCareSupportservesallcountiesinGeorgia,eitherbyappointmentormailorder.Eachtimeachildisplacedwitharelativeorinbaserateper-diemfostercare,pleaseprovidethefamilywithourcontactinformation.Dependingonlocation,wewillemailthefamilyanappointmentormailorderformtocompleteandemailbacktous.ClothingordersforfamilieswholivemorethananhourawayfromthedistributioncenterareshippedtotheirDFCS,Kinshipcare,orCASAofficeofchoice,buttheyalsohavetheoptiontocomeselectfreeitemsinpersonforalltheextrasthataretoocostlytoship.

ForoutsideMetroAtlantaareaonly:Ifyourcountywouldliketosubmitagroupofmailorderrequestsanddesignateapersontopickupallordersonascheduledday,wecanincludeadditionaltoys,bikes,infantequipment,andotherlargeitemswhicharetoocostlytoship.Wecanfill10or100orders,it'suptoyou.

DearFosterCareSupport,

Agrandmotherwhocamedownthispastweekendwithhertwogrand-kidswasimpressedwithyourvolunteers.ShetoldmethatCherylT.went"aboveandbeyond"tomakesurethathergrandchildrenleftwiththeappropriateamountontheirlists.Cherylaskedifthefamilyfoundeverythingtheyneeded.TheGrandexpressedsomesorrowaboutnotbeingabletofindenoughoutfitstofithergrandson'ssize.Cherylworkedtofindhimhisfullchecklistofclothes."And"shesays,"theseweren'tjustregularole'clothes.Thesewerebeautifulandmanywerebrandnamestuff.Boy,didthatmakehimhappy!"

Thankyou,Julia,KinshipCareCoordinator

Interestedinbeingamentor?

TheHope4Tomorrow(H4T)MentoringProgramseekspatient,caringadultvolunteerstomentorteensinfostercare,grouphomes,orrelativecare.H4Tisaone-on-onementoringprogramdesignedtocreateastrongbondbetweenanadultmentorandateenofthesamegender.Matchesarebasedonavarietyof

criteriaincludinggeographiclocation,personality,commoninterests,andgoalsthementeeandmentorwishtoaccomplishduringtheirinvolvementwiththeprogram.Formoreinformationandtoregisterforanorientationsession,pleasevisithttp://www.fostercares.org/mentoring.Ifyouknowofafosterordisplacedchildage12andupintheMetroAtlantaareawhomaybenefitfromhavinganadultmentorinhisorherlife,pleaseemailmentor@fostercares.orgforanapplicationorinformation.

It'saWEthing!

Willyouhelpmakeithappen?

Weneedover7,000volunteerstohelpprocessanddistributeitemsto4,000childrenperyear.Individualsorgroupsofupto50canhelpbyfillingclothingordersforkidslivingoutsidemetro-Atlanta,playingwithchildrenwhilefosterparentsshopforfreeitems,processingdonatedgoods,sizingorrestocking,processtoys,unloadingdonors'cars,organizeinfantequipment.

VolunteerhoursareTuesdaythroughSaturdayfrom9:30am-5pmatthe115MansellPlace,RoswelldistributioncenterandMondaythroughSaturdayfrom10am-5pmattheFosteringHopeBargainResaleStore.Tolearnmoreortoarrangeavolunteerprojectforyou,yourcompany,school,orothergroup,emailvol@fostercares.orgorcall770-280-7831.Wecouldnotaccomplisheverythingwedowithouttheassistanceofourwonderfulcommunityvolunteers!

Weacceptanythingingreatcondition.ThedistributioncenterdonationgateisopenTuesdaythroughSaturdayfrom10amuntil3:00pm.Weareespeciallyinneedof:Littleboyspants,sizes12monthsthrough

8(jeans,khakis,nylons,sweats)Boyspants,especiallynon-jeansizes10-

18Boyslongsleeveshirtssizes12,14,16,18Girlslongsleeveshirtsandpantssizes14

and16Men'slongsleeveshirtssizesmallBoyssockstofitshoesizes9to2½Boyssneakerssizestoddler4through

men's5½Littlegirlsshoessizes6toddlerthrough

size2childWinterhatsandgloves/mittensforages2

throughteenFleeceblanketsHairitems:headbands,barrettes,clips,

elasticsToothbrushes(children'sandadultsizes)

Opentothepublic&100%ofproceedsgobackintoFosterCareSupportFoundationtofundtheprogramforthechildrenweserve.

HolidaydecorationsSelecteddays-50%offselecteditemsWed-20%discountonclothingforseniors

60+Wecarryfurniture,wallandroomdecor,

kitchenware,artwork,sportsequipment,cleats,danceshoes,formalgowns,andmore!

OpenMonday-Saturdayfrom10am-5pm608HolcombBridgeRd,Suite210.PleaselikeusonourFacebookpageandshareit

withothers.

Belowarephotosofjustasampleofpeopleandorganizationsfromourcommunitywhohavehelpedfosterchildrenbydonatingtheir

time,goods,orfunding.

"Noteveryonecanbeafosterparent,buteveryonecanhelpafosterchild."

Thankyoutoournewestsponsor,GablesResidential!Gablesbrought150volunteersanda$6,000donationonFriday,November10.

FosterCareSupportFoundationpartnerswiththeGeorgiaDivisionofFamilyandChildrenServices.FosterCareSupportisnotfederallyorstatefundedbutisapublic/privatenon-fundedpartnership.

Donationsmakeitpossibletocontinueservingfosteranddisplaced

childrenthroughoutGeorgia.FCSFgivesoutupto$8millionofin-kinditemstofosteranddisplacedchildreneachyear,andourbudgetisafractionofthat.Youcanhelpusraisethefundsweneedtomakesurechildrendonotgowithoutnecessarybasiccareneeds.Toscheduleatourortolearnmore,call770-641-9591orsendane-mailtoinfo@fostercares.org.Also,letusknowifyourcompanyoffersdonationmatchingorgrantopportunities.

OurSponsors

SuperStarSponsor

StarSponsors

The

HagemeyerFoundation

J.C.

Foundation

IMLAY

Foundation

GrandSponsors

GoldSponsors

AHandUp

CharityClub

SilverSponsors

WestMidtownCommunityFoundation

RoderickS.,FlossieR.,

&HelenM.Galloway

Foundation,Inc.

BronzeSponsors

AdditionalPrograms

Prom-A-Palooza-Freepromdressesand

Hope4Tomorrowmentorsprovideguidanceand

FosterparentrecruitmentinpartnershipwiththeGeorgiaDivisionof

accessoriesforteensinfostercare,relativecare,andgrouphomes.AnnualeventheldthefirstSundayafterValentine'sDay.

resourcesforfosterpre-teensandteenstohelpensuretheirsuccessfulfuture.

FamilyandChildrenServices.InformationsessionsareheldthefirstThursdayofeachmonthfrom6-8pmattheFosterCareSupportdistributioncenter.

MailingAddress:3334TrailsEndRoad,NE,Roswell,Georgia30075DistributionCenterAddress:115MansellPlace,Roswell,GA30076MainOfficePhone:770-641-9591Cell:770-310-2919MainOfficeemail:info@fostercares.orgAppointmentPhone:404-729-3374or770-280-7831AppointmentEmail:appt@fostercares.orgVolunteerEmail:vol@fostercares.orgWebsite:www.fostercares.org

FYI-Pleasebeawarethatifyouunsubscribetothisquarterlynewsletter,youmaymissout

oninformationregardingfosterparents/relativecare,Prom-A-Palooza,andtraining

opportunities.Considerupdatingyoursubscriptionpreferencesinstead.