According to the most recent statistics available, about 400 children experience foster care annually, and 300 children are in foster care at any point in Chatham County. Any child who requires foster care is at a significantly higher risk than a typical child of experiencing poorer physical and emotional health, becoming pregnant as a teen, dropping out of school, and experiencing chronic homelessness or poverty.
Our goal is to serve the foster children and the foster parents. The PACK Boutique is one of our two programs serving foster care children. Every three months, a foster child selects his or her own new clothing, socks, pajamas, school supplies, toiletries, toys, and books. The experience is enhanced by a personal shopper who helps each child feel loved and cared for. The boutique was visited about 400 times in 2023.
Our impact is only possible with generous funding and dedicated volunteers from our community.