A few years ago I stumbled upon an advertisement for a Fundraiser. The organization was soliciting donations for things to be provided in "Journey Bags".
There are over 300,00 children in the Foster Care System at any one given point in time. They have nothing to call their own and while more often than not, families step in to help; often times however, they find themselves either not in a position financially or are physically/mentally unprepared to do so.
Only licensed foster parents are eligible to receive a full financial reimbursement from the State, and in most cases, family members are not licensed foster parents. So....the financial burden is too much and the children are once again moved to new foster homes.
Children often come into foster care with nothing but the clothes on their backs. "Journey Bags" are bags/backpacks filled with personal items for them to use when they are abruptly taken out of their home.
I've started a plight to do something very similar to Journey Bags....I'm going to do "Faith Bags". These bags will contain personal items as well as other things, age appropriate, such as books and travel games, etc.
Thirty One Bags has these 'memory pouches' in a variety of patterns, and I think I'm going to use these as our "Faith Bags". I'm a Thirty One Consultant, so I'm going to take advantage at every opportunity to get these at free or discounted price! I've already started a collection and I am 6 bags strong!!!
In the very near future, I'll be hosting a "Faith Bag Fundraiser Party", so stay tuned for it!!
My goal is to solicit donations from anyone and everywhere of Toiletries and Personal Care Items, Books, Games, Stuffed Animals, Bibles, etc. Anything that these children, of all ages, can call their own and take with them on their journey.
My ULTIMATE goal is to be able to prepare anywhere between 25 to 40 of these Faith Bags by Christmas of this year. So with that being said....I'm going to let the planner in me get the ball rolling!!
Until tomorrow~
♥ Shelli
Day 3 of 365
There are over 300,00 children in the Foster Care System at any one given point in time. They have nothing to call their own and while more often than not, families step in to help; often times however, they find themselves either not in a position financially or are physically/mentally unprepared to do so.
Only licensed foster parents are eligible to receive a full financial reimbursement from the State, and in most cases, family members are not licensed foster parents. So....the financial burden is too much and the children are once again moved to new foster homes.
I've started a plight to do something very similar to Journey Bags....I'm going to do "Faith Bags". These bags will contain personal items as well as other things, age appropriate, such as books and travel games, etc.
Thirty One Bags has these 'memory pouches' in a variety of patterns, and I think I'm going to use these as our "Faith Bags". I'm a Thirty One Consultant, so I'm going to take advantage at every opportunity to get these at free or discounted price! I've already started a collection and I am 6 bags strong!!!
In the very near future, I'll be hosting a "Faith Bag Fundraiser Party", so stay tuned for it!!
My goal is to solicit donations from anyone and everywhere of Toiletries and Personal Care Items, Books, Games, Stuffed Animals, Bibles, etc. Anything that these children, of all ages, can call their own and take with them on their journey.
My ULTIMATE goal is to be able to prepare anywhere between 25 to 40 of these Faith Bags by Christmas of this year. So with that being said....I'm going to let the planner in me get the ball rolling!!
Until tomorrow~
♥ Shelli
Day 3 of 365
