From the Jackson-Madison County Foster Parent Association
With the start of the fall semester just around the corner, foster children in Madison County find themselves in need of school uniforms and school supplies. These children came into foster care through no fault of their own. Rather, due to abuse or neglect, the state of Tennessee felt that removal from their home would be the best way to protect them. These children often enter a foster family with only the clothes they are wearing. It is then the responsibility of foster parents to provide school uniforms and school supplies.
We are asking our community to show our Madison county children who are in foster care that they are loved by their city. We have 60+ children in foster care in Madison County alone. Over half of these children are school aged.
To donate school uniforms, please see the shopping list on our website, www.jacksonfosters.com. Or – let us do the shopping for you – financial donations can also be given at our website.
Renae Adelsberger, President of the Madison County Foster Parent Association says, “This is the third year that we have been able to provide school uniforms and supplies for our children in foster care. We’ve increased our goal this year. We want to add a new pair of tennis shoes for each of our kids. We currently have 37 children on the list who have requested uniforms and supplies. It’s a lofty goal. But we want to do everything we can to set our foster kids up for success this fall.”
Madison County Foster Parent Association website
Madison County Foster Parent Association Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Jackson-Madison-County-Foster-Parent-Association-1700352313320839/
Donation Website Link
https://secure.anedot.com/madison-county-foster-parent-association/donate
Download the Shopping List
