Welcome Box QC Event

5121 Northeast Elam Young Parkway,Hillsboro OR 97124

24 April, 2021

Description

We need your help to sort through the donated Welcome Boxes to ensure they are ready to be given to kids in need in our community! The majority of children coming into foster care must wait in a Child Welfare office for at least two hours while a social worker tries to find them a suitable living placement. As you can imagine, this is a time of high anxiety for children. Recently removed from their home, a child’s future is now unknown. The notion of a Welcome Box is simple: while the child waits in the office, a social worker gives them a box of items that are age-appropriate to occupy their time. They will take this box with them into their new foster home. Since many children enter foster care with only just a few personal belongings, the psychological importance of these Welcome Boxes cannot be underestimated. We have several hundred Welcome Boxes that are waiting to be sorted to ensure they have all of the essential/age-appropriate items. Come help us finish this last step so that the boxes are ready for kids entering foster care!