This holiday season, consider making a lasting difference by opening your heart and home to a child in need. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a foster parent or family, now is the perfect time to take the first step. Reach out to learn more about what fostering entails.
Our caring staff would love to answer any of your questions about fostering. By exploring the possibilities, you’ll gain insight into the profound impact you can make by providing stability, warmth, and guidance to a child. Together, let’s make this season a time for hope and new beginnings for children in foster care.
Assisting with Chores
The holidays are busy and as a foster family adjusts to the additional demands of parenting, everyday chores can sometimes be neglected. You could lend a hand by helping with tasks you feel comfortable doing, such as mowing the lawn, helping with their garden, or other household tasks. Even small acts of service can make a big difference in making foster families feel cared for and supported.
Bringing a Meal or Batch of Cookies
A home-cooked meal or a sweet treat can provide great comfort during the transition period of welcoming a new youth into the family. If cooking isn’t your thing, you can still make a difference by sending a pizza or gifting them an Uber Eats, Door Dash, or Restaurant Gift Card. It’s a practical way to nourish the family while they adjust to their new responsibilities and show you are thinking of them.
Supporting a Date Night
Foster parents also need time to reconnect and recharge. You can offer them a well-deserved break by donating gift cards for restaurants, movie theaters, or other activities (like finishing the shopping list!) that give them the opportunity to enjoy a date night. Your gift helps them take a moment to strengthen their relationship, which in turn supports the stability of their home.
Providing Encouraging Cards
A few thoughtful words can uplift and encourage foster parents during challenging times. Sending an encouraging card this season, is a simple yet powerful way to remind them that they are not alone and that their work is making a real impact on the life of a child.
When you give through any of these options you’re doing more than just meeting a need, you’re offering hope and healing. You’re showing children and youth in foster care that there are people who care deeply about their future and believe in them. You’re helping them feel valued, confident, and worthy of love and support.
In addition to our Treatment Foster Care and Independent Living services, Impact offers in-person and telehealth counseling services for adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families across Virginia. Let us help you feel your best and enjoy your holiday season.