I have been thinking about what I can do to help serve other foster families in my area and how to involve the community in some sort of way. I knew I wanted to take donations for these amazing families, but I had to find a donation location first. After multiple phone calls and emails I was able to get in touch with Jacque who is a fellow foster parent and works in Idaho Welfare. There is a donation location in Blackfoot which is a closet for foster parents.
Basically, foster parents and families get a call any time of day asking if they’re able to take a placement. If they say yes, foster families scramble to find ways to prepare for that child who may be in their home in an hour or a few days! That’s where the Blackfoot closet comes in. Foster families can go pick out things that are needed for their foster kids. This can be gently used clothes, school supplies, diaper and wipes, baby supplies, toys, etc. All these donation go straight to the foster families who need them!
So I’ve decided to do something to help out. I’m doing a donation photo swap! Here’s how it works.
Bring a bag (or 2) of donations for the foster closet. Some ideas of donations are:
•New or gently used clothes newborn-18 years old
•Diapers
•Wipes
•School supplies (crayons, pencils, notebooks, lunch boxes etc.)
•Hygiene items or kits
•Baby items (strollers, cribs, diaper bags etc.)
I’ll have my truck and we can put any items you want to donate in the back and I will be taking all items to the Foster closet in Blackfoot on Tuesday!
In exchange you’ll get a 15 minutes session with at least 8 high resolution images and a print release! The sessions will be taking place in Rigby. It’s a donation and photo swap! Sessions can be couples, portraits or families up to 6 people! These sessions are extremely limited at this time since my May is already crazy booked, but I wanted to squeeze these in ASAP for Foster Care Awareness Month!
I’m so excited to be hosting these and hopefully I will be able to make it an annual thing. Thanks so much!
Monday, May 11th
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