A year, a few hours a month
Join a wrap team
Six to eight people from a church, office or street commit to one foster family: meals, school pickups, birthday cakes, a night off. We train the team in one evening.
Wrap a family
You don't have to foster to help a child in care.
Most foster families who quit do it in the first year, worn out. A few neighbors with casseroles and a babysitting schedule keep them going.
Ways in
Pick what fits your week
Wednesdays, 6–8 PM
Pack bags on Wednesdays
Sort donations and pack placement bags by size. Bring a friend.
Two hours a week, one year
Mentor a teen
Driving practice, job applications, the first grocery shop in a new apartment.
This month
Shifts with spots left
Every shift has a lead who meets you at the door.
Wed14Oct
Bags
Wednesday bag packing
6:00–8:00 PMThe Closet
Sort by size, fill duffels, label shelves.
3 of 8 left
Fri9Oct
Respite
Respite night: Middles room
5:15–9:45 PMSt. Barnabas hall
Crafts, gym games, the 8 PM movie.
1 of 6 left
Tue13Oct
Meals
Supper delivery, Rosedale route
4:30–6:00 PMPick up at the office
Three porches, your car, our coolers.
2 of 3 left
Sat17Oct
Closet
Saturday Closet host
8:45 AM–12:15 PMThe Closet
Greet families and help find sizes.
0 of 4 left
Sun18Oct
Meals
Freezer cook-along
2:00–5:00 PMSt. Barnabas kitchen
Make forty lasagnes for the placement freezer.
7 of 10 left
No shifts match. Try another team.
Demo board: tapping Sign up claims a spot on this page only.
Monthly giving
Give the same thing every month
Monthly gifts let us say yes to every placement request without checking the bank first.
Night-light
$25/month
Covers the night-light, toothbrush and book in two placement bags.
- Two bags' essentials
- The Porch Light letter
Most chosenPlacement bag
$60/month
One full placement bag and a supper, every month.
- A full bag and supper
- A note when your bag is delivered
- The Porch Light letter
Respite Friday
$150/month
Pizza, crafts and a nurse volunteer for one family's children at a respite night.
- One family's night off
- Respite night photos (no faces)
- The Porch Light letter
Porchlight Foster Network is a 501(c)(3). Gifts are tax-deductible.