Foster Forward

Foster Forward proudly supports Yes on 3, the Rhode Island Housing and Community Opportunity Bond! 🏘️ By voting Yes on 3, you're helping create more affordable housing, supporting community development, and building a more sustainable future for Rhode Island. We believe every young person deserves a safe and stable place to call home, and this bond helps make that a reality. 🏠 Let’s work together to ensure more Rhode Islanders have access to the housing and opportunities they need. 🗳️ Vote Yes on 3 on November 5th and make a difference! #Yeson3forhomes #AffordableHousing #RICommunity

🧥 Winter is Coming & We Need Your Help! 🧥 At Foster Forward’s Storefront, our shelves are looking bare as the cold weather creeps in. The photo says it all: we’re urgently in need of winter clothing donations to support children in foster care and young people in our programs. Specific sizes needed are listed in the pic! Donations are accepted by appointment only at our Pawtucket Storefront—schedule a drop-off by contacting Kate at kate.bronner@fosterforward.net or 401-270-1169. 🧥💙 Thank you for helping us fill these shelves and keep youth warm this season! #WarmForWinter #CommunityCare

Foster Forward proudly supports Yes on 3, the Rhode Island Housing and Community Opportunity Bond! 🏘️ By voting Yes on 3, you're helping create more affordable housing, supporting community development, and building a more sustainable future for Rhode Island. We believe every young person deserves a safe and stable place to call home, and this bond helps make that a reality. 🏠 Let’s work together to ensure more Rhode Islanders have access to the housing and opportunities they need. 🗳️ Vote Yes on 3 on November 5th and make a difference! #Yeson3forhomes #AffordableHousing #RICommunity

🎃 A big thank you to the amazing team from Amica Insurance who helped us wrap up our consignment donation and get Halloween costumes ready at the Storefront! Your support is helping foster youth find the perfect costume to make this Halloween spooktacular! 👻💙 #CommunitySupport #FosterForward #HalloweenFun

🎁 Foster Forward’s Annual Pajama Drive is here! 🎁 Help us keep Rhode Island’s youth in foster care cozy this winter by donating new pajamas for all ages. Whether it’s a pair of warm PJs for a young child or comfy sleepwear for a teen, your donation makes a big difference! Join us on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Foster Forward Community Storefront (50 Ann Mary Street, Pawtucket, RI) to drop off your donations of new pajamas, underwear, socks, hats, and mittens. All items must be new and will go to children and youth in foster families or group homes. ❤️ This is one of our most cherished drives, and your generosity brings warmth and comfort to those who need it most. Thank you for your support! 🙏 #PajamaDrive #GivingTuesday #FosterCareSupport

Thank you to Ticket to Dream Foundation and Famous Footwear for supporting our foster youth with Hispanic heritage! With their generosity, we’ll be able to provide resources like culturally inclusive books and toys, mentorship opportunities, and more to help foster youth stay connected to their culture and heritage. A big thank you to everyone who rounded up their purchases at Famous Footwear stores and online—you’re making a real difference!

📢 We’re thrilled to be featured on the front page of today’s Providence Journal! The article highlights our efforts to provide housing and support to youth aging out of foster care. Sylvia, one of our peer support specialists, shares how stable housing has transformed her life. 🏡💙 Learn more about our housing programs and the partnerships making it all possible. #FosterForward #CommunityImpact #HousingMatters #ProvidenceJournal https://lnkd.in/eRva32rJ

When you purchase basics from Bombas, they donate thoughtfully made essential items such as socks, t-shirts, and underwear to one of their Giving Partners. Thank you to Ticket to Dream Foundation and Bombas for sending us an assortment of undergarments to help our youth feel confident and comfortable 💙

Foster Forward will be closed on today in observance of Indigenous People's Day. We honor and acknowledge that our work takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Wampanoag, Nahaganset, and Pakanoket peoples. We'll resume regular hours on Tuesday, 10/10. Thank you!

❄️ Keep kiddos cozy this winter! ❄️ Foster Forward's Storefront is seeking winter clothing donations for children in foster care and in our programs. We’ve listed the sizes we need most, so check out the details in the pic! Donations accepted until 10/31, drop-off by appointment only. To schedule a drop-off, reach out to Kate at kate.bronner@fosterforward.net or 401-270-1169! 🧥 Thank you for helping us keep youth warm this season! 💙