Foster the Family

Formed Families Forward exists to improve developmental, educational, social, emotional and post-secondary outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and other special needs through provision of information, training and support to adoptive and foster parents, and kinship caregivers.

Project Belong is a faith-based organization that inspires, recruits, and resources the local church to care for vulnerable children with the love of Christ. Foster Families can get connected to a care community to provide wrap-around support during their foster care placement.

The Foster Closet Virginia provides gently used donations to foster, adoptive, and kinship families such as infant-youth clothing, infant gear, toys, highchairs, exersaucers, linens, pack n plays, and occasionally cribs/crib mattresses when available! You can contact Foster Closet Virginia at 571-244-0263 or at FosterClosetVirginia@gmail.com.

DC127 is dedicated to protecting children by empowering parents to preserve families. They provide wraparound services to parents and grandparents who are isolated, overwhelmed, and under-resourced. We advocate for new foster homes by providing information sessions and connecting parents to the Child & Family.

Lasagna Love volunteers deliver lasagna to families in need of a little extra help. A request for lasagna can be made online.

Cakes4Kids partners with agencies that support youth (ages 1-24) who are at-risk or underserved, including youth in foster care, group homes, homeless shelters, transitional and low income housing, domestic violence or human trafficking shelters, substance abuse programs, and refugees. Professional bakers make cakes (or cookies or brownies) for special events like birthdays, reunification, adoptions, or other youth-centered events. Cake requests must be submitted by an agency such as FTFDC or county DSS. To request a cake, please email us at hello@fosterthefamilydc.org.

CASE: The Center for Adoption Support and Education is a national leader in mental health services for the foster care and adoption community. They provide counseling, resources, and training for foster and adoptive families and children.

A Mother’s Rest is a charitable non-profit that coordinates affordable, frequent respite retreats nationwide for caregivers of all kinds. Open to all foster and adoptive parents. The closest retreat location to the DC area is New Market, MD.

Box of Balloons is a non-profit organization on a mission to make each birthday happy and every child celebrated. Every child deserves to feel special, be celebrated and have a memorable party. Their fundamental goal is to provide joy, hope and celebration for the child and their family.

One Simple Wish connects wishes with donors. An agency (such as FTFDC) submits a wish on behalf of a child it is helping. One Simple Wish posts it online in hopes that a donor can make the wish come true. To submit a wish, please email us at hello@fosterthefamilydc.org.

Unbelievably Resilient is an organization led by former foster youth that provides an outlet for former foster youth to share their stories and support one another.

Fostering Futures is a voluntary program available to young adults in foster care after age 18 that provides housing support, education/vocation assistance and other resources. The program enables local departments of social services to provide additional supports through age 21 to assist participants in successfully transitioning into adulthood.

Tickets for Kids provides free access for low-income and at-risk kids to attend the arts, cultural, educational, and athletic venues of their community. Through partnerships with youth-serving organizations across the U.S., we strive to make trips to museums, concerts, ballgames, science centers, zoos, and more part of every childhood. For the latest ticket offerings, be sure to join our Facebook Support Group.