Next Steps
Ready to take the next step with CFK and find your ‘something’?
Check out the opportunities below to get plugged in today.
WHAT: Help stabilize vulnerble kids in foster care by meeting immediate, tangible one-time needs on our CAREnow platform.
WHY: One need met through CAREnow can reduce trauma, protect a child, stabilize a home, support a social worker, build trust, fill a gap, eliminate a barrier, lessen a burden, remove stress and keep a family together.
HOW: Visit our CAREnow portal to view immediate needs today.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
WHAT: “Adopt” a social worker through our Socialight program. Spend the next year finding fun ways to encourage your social worker through notes, texts, or even a small gift here and there. (Gifts not required)
WHY: Child welfare professionals are essentail in protecting our city’s most vulnerable children. Their job is hard and turnover is high. Children are 4x more likely to achieve permanency when they have one social worker compared to when there is turnover.
HOW: Sign up to become a Socialight.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MED (Approx. 15 mins/month for a 1+ year commitment)
WHAT: CFK has many different volunteer opportunities throughout the year. This could look like stuffing gift bags, wrapping gifts for youth in care, serving at a lunch for social workers, taking youth on a field trip, or renovating visitation rooms at DSS.
WHY: Everyone can do something and we want to provide an opportunity for you to engage with kids in foster care. We can’t do this work without the help of the community.
HOW: Sign up to become a general volunteer. (Background check required for child-facing opportunities)
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MED (varies)
WHAT: Join other dedicated individuals on our prayer team and commit to lifting up prayer requests for CFK and the foster care system throughout the month. You will receive monthly prayer requests, updates, and names of children to pray for specifically.
WHY: We believe in the power of prayer!
HOW: Sign up to be part of our prayer team.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
WHAT: Attend our next mentor info session to find out more about our Mentor Match program if you are interested in coming alongside older kids in care and providing them a solid, relational connection as they navigate adulthood.
WHY: One connection with a caring adult can change the trajectory of a child’s life forever.
HOW: Sign-up to attend our next mentor info session to learn more.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: HIGH
WHAT: Attend our next foster parent info session to learn more about becoming a foster parent and opening your home to kids in care.
WHY: Every child deserves the safety and stability of a loving home for however long it is needed.
HOW: Sign-up to attend our next foster info session to learn more.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: HIGH
WHAT: Give a one-time monetary donation or become a regular monthly donor.
WHY: We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit and rely on generous donations from individuals, companies, and churches to ensure funding our programming and to ensure we continue to meet the needs of vulnerable kids on our city.
HOW: Consider a one-time or monthly donation by clicking the link below. EFT and Stock transfer options are also an option.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
WHAT: Join our newsletter or follow us on social media to stay informed about all things foster care and CFK.
WHY: Our newsletter is the best way to stay up-to-date on events, volunteer opportunities, and pressing needs in the foster care community.
HOW: Sign-up to receive our newsletter and follow us on INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW