Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.
"Foster Care Support Foundation where you really are making a difference!"
What started in the founders’ garage in 1997 because of a realization that there was a tremendous lack of support for foster children in crisis resulted in the creation of a unique resource for our most at risk children in
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and $18.80 per day and more still are in relative homes receiving nothing to help defer the cost of caring for a relatives child. This plus a small clothing reimbursement of $200 for the entire first year or more is expected to cover the cost but does not begin to touch the many needs a child in crisis has a need for. The stipend is also to purchase food, clothes, bedding, toiletries, and any infant equipment such as cribs, hi chairs, strollers, bottles and other things that are needed to efficiently and safely care for and raise the foster child. Developmental toys, first aid supplies, books, plus any extra curricular activities that a child may and should want to do is not covered but must come from the foster parents own finances in most cases. Approximately 30% of the cost of raising each foster child will undoubtedly come from the foster parents’ pockets.
Finally, foster children have a resource where they can receive help so that they may not be identified in a crowd by their shabby appearance as “foster children”. Our goal is to eventually reach 20,000 invisible foster children in foster homes throughout our 
Because of the high cost of raising a child, there has been a decrease in foster parents or the inability to sustain quality homes in the foster care system. Children then have to be placed in group homes and shelters which costs 3 to 9 times more from our tax dollars, when truly, most would benefit greatly by living in a home with a loving nurturing family atmosphere to help them through their unfortunate situations rather than be institutionalized. A loving family with an average income may be reluctant to become a foster home because of the financial strain that is involved in raising children.
On July 1st, 2005, families eligible to take in their relative’s children that were placed in State custody were now able to receive 80% of the small foster parent stipend to care for a relative’s child. This enabled more families to stay together and lesson the need for foster families that were unrelated to the child while making sure that the financial pressures of having extra children to raise didn’t sabotage the security of the household. Unfortunately, this stipend is even less than the foster parent per-diem and can financially crush well meaning relatives hoping to keep their families in tack. FCSF opened its doors to these families and they can now come to receive clothing and supplies. This will help many family members step in to help.
The Foster Care Support facility is set up in a store-like manner, for the foster child and foster parent. Upon 
making an appointment and referral by the caseworker, foster children can select entire seasonal wardrobes, including in-style clothing, new socks, underwear, pajamas and shoes. All items are free to the foster child. Children also receive toys, bikes and books to help them catch up to their more fortunate peers both developmentally and academically. Our infants can receive a crib with mattress, single or double stroller, car seat, highchair and an array of items needed to raise a child safely, effectively and comfortably. These items would have to be purchased by the foster parent, with the possibility of making it very expensive to obtain and impossible for some to foster and stay stable themselves.
In 2008, we distributed to almost 4,000 foster children over 156
FCSF holds free training meetings 8 out of 12 months during the year to support the education of foster parents 
on how to better care for the neglected and abused child in their home and to enable them to meet thier required training hours and keep their foster parenting license. This gives a foster parent a venue to voice concerns about situations without breach of confidentiality and receive possible answers and suggestions about how to problem solve in their particular situation. Each training earns two credit hours that are accepted by the State Department of Family and Children Services.
We are not government funded or operated but work with the Department of Family and Children’s services (DFCS) and the State to get the information to the foster families and the children. We receive our financial and volunteering support from businesses, grants, private citizens, civic and faith-based organizations. These funds enable us to have all needed items stocked in order to make sure no child has to be denied what they need for everyday care. For less than $75 per child, each receives from $500 to $1,000 worth of needed items, showing our great return on your donations. We do this with $2 million worth of in-kind donated items plus an opperating budget of just over $300,000 each year. Our return is priceless when measuring the outcome of the children in foster care.
50 to 150 volunteers each week (40 regulars) come to work the resource center.
Our annual Promapalooza is held in February when foster teen girls in Sophomore through Senior High School from all over the state attend to select a prom dress, shoes, accessories, jewelry and make up consultation so that they can be a part of their own high school proms while in DFCS custody. This allows girls to enjoy the luxury that would otherwise not be possible of a dream evening of a magical prom night like other more fortunate peers. We eventually will extend an invitation to boys if we can secure tuxes and/or gift certificates and dinner certificates so that they are able to financially ask a girl to their prom.
We are in a Capital Campaign to raise $1 million dollars to purchase our new existing facility. The new building has space for a shipping area to send larger items such as cribs, strollers, highchairs and toys to distant recipients when funding is available.
Most foster children come into care one to three years behind in school academically. Our goal in our new building is to have a computer education program to improve the 14% graduation rate in our State amongst foster children and eventually help them when aging out of the system with life skills for their sustainability. Their stability would enable more success stories of adults coming out of foster care. We are unique in that we are the only such organization in the State that serves the foster children this way.
We seek partnerships that are interested in helping to grow and improve this fine and unique mission to help our most needy children of our State foster care. Naming abilility with appropriate funding is available.
Together, we can change a child’s life, one child as we make sure that "ALL KIDS COUNT". 
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
The FOSTER CARE SUPPORT FOUNDATION INC. has free clothes, toys, and infant equipment for
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Foster children in a county or private
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE? Foster children whose parents’ parental rights have been terminated that are in their permanent home setting that will be adopting them are not eligible from the day they terminate. Foster children receiving more than $25 per day are not eligible at this time. Foster parents receiving per-diem plus salary pay for foster care services are not eligible. As our resources grow, so will the children we serve; for now we are serving those that receive the least of compensation.
HOW OFTEN MAY I COME? Foster children may receive year round; summer items and infant equipment March through September and winter items etc. September through March. Infants can receive each time they change size until they are in size 12 month clothes. After that, they may come once for spring/summer and once in fall/winter with the others.
Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.
Distribution Center address: 115 Mansell Pl. Roswell, GA 30076
Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.
Mailing Address only: 3334 Trails End Road, Roswell, Ga 30075
Phone Numbers
Main: 770-641-9591
Appointments 404-729-3374 or 770-641-9591
Fax: 770-641-3084
Email: rachel@fostercares.org
Donation Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 1pm
Volunteer hours are: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays from 10 to 2 and 3. Wednesday and Friday 10 to 1