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Back to School Packs
Oftentimes children in foster care do not have access to the resources they need in order to succeed in school. Help us make sure that this year they are prepared to excel!
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Bikes
While children experience the foster care system, they often lose the simple joys of childhood like riding a bicycle. We provide FREE bicycles to hundreds of children. We also provide bicycles for teenagers that need help getting to school or work.
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Birthday Boxes
A Birthday Box is an all inclusive kit that helps children in foster care celebrate their special day. The goal behind the Birthday Box program is to ensure that every child in foster care can feel seen and appreciated on their birthday.
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College Support
Every year, hundreds of college students move into their dorm rooms with little or no support. Together We Rises provides funds and volunteers to help make the transition into college a little easier for current and former foster youth nationwide.
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Feeding Families
Support foster families by providing them with a meal. It may seem simple but it is a strong reminder that we support them and they are loved.
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Framing Forever
We provide free photographers to families adopting through foster care. We have a nationwide network of volunteer photographers that have donated their services to capture this special moment.
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Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past 10 years, this idea has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
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Holiday Cards
Help provide teens in foster care with a specially crafted card and gift card.
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Holiday Stockings
The holiday season can be hard for youth in foster care as they navigate new traditions and changes in their lives and so much uncertainty can heighten anxiety and depression. Give these kids hope and dignity by sponsoring a Holiday Stocking this holiday season.
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Scholarships
Only 3% of youth in foster care graduate from college. Every year, we select 10-15 students who are going to be freshmen in college and provide them with a $60,000 scholarship. Support includes tuition, housing, mentors, and a family-like setting.
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Shopping Sprees
When youths enter foster care they often come with only the clothing on their backs. Providing foster youth with new clothing has been part of Together We Rise's mission since the beginning.
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Sibling Reunification
While in foster care it is common for siblings to be separated and placed in different foster homes. In response to these separation we provided reunification events across the country. We bring these siblings together for a day of bonding at some of the funnest places nationwide.
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Skateboards
Youth in foster care often miss out on childhood activities like riding a skateboard. We provide hundreds of skateboards to children in foster care throughout the nation. Skateboards not only offers adventure and community but a consistent form of transportation.
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Socks
When children are removed from their homes the priority is their safety. This leaves the child with little time to gather their personal belongings. These children are entering the system, oftentimes, with absolutely nothing but the clothes on their backs.
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STEM Boxes
Unfortunately, children in foster care are already behind and struggling academically. When a child enters foster care, they may move more than four times in their first year in care. A STEM Box is a kit to help empower and inspire children in foster care while helping reduce education gaps.
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Superhero Boxes
Superhero boxes combat the uncertainty and depression children often feel while in foster care. The goal is to help foster youth feel S.U.P.E.R. (Self Assured, Uplifted, Proud, Empowered, & Resilient)!
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Sweet Cases
The Sweet Case Duffle Bag program began over a decade ago as a way to ensure that children can move from placement to their forever home with dignity.
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Teen Duffles
No matter the age, all foster children deserve a safe place to keep their belongings.