Other Ways to Help Foster Youth

Not ready to become a foster parent? There are still ways you can help!

How about:

1. Referring a friend, family member, or colleague to our foster care website to learn about becoming a foster family.
2. Inviting our foster care team to your church, community organization or workplace to recruit for potential foster parents.
3. Connecting with the Foster Parent Associations in Delaware to inform them of community events open to local families or to make donations directly to their organizations for foster families and youth.
4. Assisting with donations for foster youth and families:
   • Sponsoring a child’s stay at summer camp
   • Donating tutoring sessions
   • Sponsoring extracurricular activities such as dance lessons or music classes
   • Sponsoring a child’s uniform for a sports team or choral group
   • Providing a gift certificate to a bookstore
   • Donating tickets to a local event
   • Purchasing a computer for a college-bound teenager
   • Donating care packages for college-bound teens or teens aging out of care
   • Helping with prom or graduation expenses
   • Sponsoring a child’s visit to a hair salon or barbershop
   • Purchasing gift cards for youth as Christmas gifts
   • Donating backpacks stuffed with school supplies
   • Purchasing bicycles for youth in care
5. Volunteering with local organizations that support Delaware Foster Youth. Such as the Delaware-based Foster Well. Foster Well’s Care Team Program matches foster homes with volunteers who provide emotional or practical support, like providing groceries or a meal, for a family every so often.

The list is as long as your imagination. Think of something you would provide your own children or grandchildren and add it to this list! Please help us think of a child in foster care and provide him or her with the little things to ensure safety, stability, self-esteem, and a sense of hope!

Contact DSCYF_FosterCare@delaware.gov for more information on how to help a child in foster care.

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