What it does
Fosterful, a nonprofit organization, is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with social workers and foster caregivers to provide a nurturing environment and a caring companion to children experiencing foster care. Our volunteers keep children occupied and safe, acting as companions when it's needed most through quality childcare both in the foster home and in the child-welfare office.
Caregiver support project: provides comprehensive wraparound support to foster and kinship caregivers. Services include case management and resource concierge for caregivers; a 24/7 crisis hotline with in-person response capability; respite care sourcing; and behavioral case aides who deliver trauma-informed, in-home support for foster children, including positive behavior strategies, crisis intervention, and transportation assistance.heart and home services: strengthens foster and kinship families through skillbuilding, community, and tangible support. Programming includes caregiver and youth workshops (such as textured hair care and teen career development), caregiver collective support groups and appreciation events, seasonal item distributions (halloween costumes, holiday gifts, and school supplies), and hands-on home clean-up projects.
Sidekicks volunteer program: pairs trained volunteers with children in foster care for consistent monthly engagement. Volunteers provide after-school care, transportation assistance, mentoring, and general companionship, offering children a reliable and supportive adult presence.caring companions volunteer program: mobilizes on-call volunteers to support children at critical moments in the child welfare process. Volunteers sit with children during placement and service transitions, provide age appropriate go bags filled with essentials and comfort items, assist caseworkers by engaging with children to facilitate placement, and offer on-site childcare at a partner mental health agency so family members can receive counseling services.