{Equip} Resource Center

Our goal is to make your life easier, foster parents. We know first-hand how overwhelming those first days with a new placement can be, and we are here to connect caregivers with the items needed when welcoming a new child into your home. 

What we know from child development and trauma-informed care is that environments that are designed especially for children experiencing the foster care system are critical in reducing the amount of stress they endure during these difficult transitions. Utilizing the unique expertise and experience of our staff, we have designed our resource center to look and feel like safe havens for every child who comes through the doors. Please visit this page to see what you and your children will experience when you first walk in. 

Items we provide at our resource center include: 

  • Welcome Packs (designed for children coming into care and custom packed for each child)
  • A week's worth of clothes
  • Socks/Underwear
  • Diapers/wipes
  • Pajamas
  • Shoes
  • Hygiene products (hair care, body wash, toothbrushes, etc)
  • Backpacks
  • School supplies
  • Water bottles
  • Toys and stuffed animals
  • Infant necessities
  • And much more!

When caregivers submit requests for new placements, they have the option to come “shop” at our nearest location free of charge or have one of our volunteers deliver items to their home within our coverage area. We do our best to honor all requests from licensed foster families bringing in emergency placements, kinship families, case workers, and reunifying biological families working with CPS. Our current service areas include Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades County; however, we are currently only delivering within Lee and Collier.

            

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE IN NEED OF ON OUR REQUEST FORM. WE WILL EMAIL OR CALL YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN HELP.

“I am obsessed with Foster Village!! The staff and volunteers are wonderful, kind and so helpful! We were gifted a bunk bed and needed mattresses, bedding and one of our kiddos came to us with literally only the clothes on his back. Luckily, I reached out to Foster Village and they gifted us clothing, a backpack and a few toys! Thank you for helping us welcome this amazing young man and making him feel loved!" - Tori