Community support network

Practical help for Ohio caregivers

When children arrive unexpectedly, local grandparents and foster parents answer the call. We supply beds, car seats, respite care, and community hands so no family carries the weight alone.

— Six avenues to help

Choose your role

Every role directly relieves a kinship caregiver or foster family navigating a sudden placement. Pick the commitment that fits your week.

Closet volunteer

Respite babysitter

Youth mentor

Sort clean seasonal clothing, organize winter outerwear by size, and assemble urgent welcome packs for children arriving on short notice.

Staff our monthly community childcare evenings so grandparents and foster parents receive three quiet hours for rest or dinner.

Meet twice monthly with an older child or teen in kinship care for fishing, library visits, or practical homework support.

Supply donor

Drive coordinator

Financial sponsor

Purchase brand-new car seats, twin mattresses, or unopened socks from our verified county inventory checklist.

Gather your congregation, workplace, or neighborhood to collect new winter coats, pajamas, or back-to-school essentials.

Provide dependable monthly gifts that directly fund emergency hardware, crib deliveries, and caregiver peer circles.

Priority inventory

Current day-one supply needs

Ages 2–16

New socks and underwear packs

Convertible

New rear-and-forward car seats

Twin size

Mattresses and waterproof protectors

Heavy duty

School backpacks and duffel bags

Warehouse & intake

Sign up to help

Drop off unboxed supplies Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or register below to schedule volunteer shifts.