12/19/2019
Yesterday, our team at took some time out of our day to assemble Welcome Boxes for an incredible organization called Every Child. Every Child aims to provide love, care, and support for vulnerable children and families in Oregon in partnership with Oregon's Department of Human Services.
Last year, 11,238 children spent time in foster care in the state of Oregon. The majority of children coming into the foster care system must wait in a Child Welfare office for at least two hours while a social worker tries to find a suitable living arrangement. As you can imagine, it's a time of high anxiety for a child that has recently been removed from their home. That's where the Welcome Boxes come in.
Together, we collected toys, coloring books, puzzles, snacks, hygiene essentials, and encouraging notes for children entering the foster care system in an effort to occupy their time and make the transition into their new environment a little bit easier.
If you'd like to learn more about Every Child and their mission, please visit their website at everychildoregon.org