Placement bags
A child arrived tonight. Tell us their sizes.
We deliver a duffel bag and supper for the whole house within 24 hours, anywhere in Wyandotte County. Parents and caseworkers can both ask.
Got it. The porch light is on. .
A volunteer will text within two hours to confirm a drop-off time. Need diapers or formula tonight? Call us.
- Free, for every licensed and kinship home
- Answered 7 AM to 11 PM, every day
- We text before we knock
- Nobody asks about the child's case
Rather call? (555) 017-4410
What's in the bag
Two days of everything, and something to keep
Volunteers pack bags every Wednesday night, sorted by age and size, so most requests just need a name tag and a supper.
The bag itself is the child's to keep. Many kids in care have moved with their things in a trash bag; a good duffel says somebody planned for them.
- Pajamas and two full outfits in the right size
- New underwear and socks
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, a comb or brush and lotion
- A night-light, a book for their age and a stuffed animal
- A supper for the house: lasagna, enchiladas or chili, with a salad
After you ask
From request to porch
Step 1: You send sizes
Online, by phone or by text. A caseworker can ask on the family's behalf.
Step 2: We pack and cook
A volunteer matches the bag and a supper from the freezer, usually within four hours.
Step 3: A text, then the porch
The driver texts a drop-off window, leaves everything on the step and doesn't need to come in.
Step 4: Two weeks of suppers
If you want them, a meal team brings supper twice a week for the first two weeks.
Questions
Things parents ask at 10 PM
Do I have to be licensed through a particular agency?
No. Any licensed foster home or kinship placement in Wyandotte County can ask, whichever agency you work with. Kinship caregivers who aren't licensed are welcome too.
What if there's more than one child?
List them all in the box. Siblings get a bag each, and the supper is sized for the whole house.
We need diapers or formula tonight.
Call (555) 017-4410 until 11 PM. We keep an emergency shelf at the office, and a volunteer can usually meet you within the hour.
Will you tell anyone about the placement?
No. We keep only a first name, ages and sizes, and we delete the address after the delivery.
Through the first week? Take a Friday night off.
Respite nights are the second Friday of every month, for every child in the house.