Our Mission

We strive to reduce the trauma for children coming into the foster care system by providing a safe, warm, and loving home environment where their needs are met until they are placed in a foster or kinship home.

The Reality …

When a child enters the foster care system, they are removed from their home and taken to DHR’s office. The child waits in a caseworker’s office or conference room while a relative or foster placement is found. This can take hours. Sometimes it lasts overnight. The caseworker provides basic childcare while they search for placement and a place for the child to rest. In Madison County, air mattresses have been provided for children who must stay overnight. Imagine how terrifying it must be for a child just taken from the people and place they love. They stay in an office, hearing the caseworker repeat the events they experienced that day to potential placements. For a baby, all familiar sights, sounds, and smells are gone. The caseworker must adapt to the baby’s cues while doing their job. This is the reality.

What Could Be …

We can change this. Picture a warm, inviting home where volunteers are ready to care for the child and provide every need. The caseworker has an office where they can work and make phone calls in private. Cameras throughout the house provide constant awareness of the child’s location and confirm proper care by volunteers. Volunteers can support the caseworker with a cup of coffee or a sandwich when they haven’t had time for lunch. The child receives support, care, and love as they process their difficult day. They have access to toys, food, a bath or shower, clean clothes, and a bed. When the child moves to their placement, we provide clothes, toys, and other needs. This helps the relative or foster family the child joins. We believe this could change how our community supports our most vulnerable.