Giving Tuesday: Supporting Foster Families

Investing in The Bair Foundation’s Children’s Fund, or one of our individual offices, is a tangible way to impact the individual lives of kids in foster care. We are dedicated to training foster parents to care for youth facing significant challenges. By supporting The Bair Foundation, it is a profound way to impact individual lives and strengthen the community.

Join us in transforming lives today

Many foster children have endured trauma, neglect, or instability, leaving them with emotional and behavioral needs that require specialized care. Without properly trained foster parents, these vulnerable children risk falling through the cracks, unable to find the stability and understanding they need to heal. Your donation helps provide foster parents with the tools, education, and resources they need to create not just a home but a nurturing haven where transformation and hope can begin.  

For children in foster care, the holidays can be a painful reminder of what they’ve lost instead of a time of joy. The Bair Foundation works to change that by creating a sense of normalcy, stability, and belonging during the holiday season. When you donate, we can provide holiday meals, thoughtful gifts, and memorable experiences that foster joy and connection. This goes far beyond material items. It shows foster children that they are seen, valued, and loved. It gives them the sense of hope and happiness that every child deserves during this special time of year. 

tOgether we can help every child find a brighter future

The need for support doesn’t stop when the holidays are over. Foster children need ongoing resources to thrive, including year-round programs that provide educational opportunities, counseling services, and training for foster families. By contributing to the Bair Children’s Fund, you’re ensuring that foster children feel safe, supported, and cared for, no matter the season. Your generosity helps create brighter futures by giving these kids a chance to build stable, fulfilling lives in environments where they can truly flourish.  

This holiday season, consider how your donation not only provides critical training and resources but also sends a powerful message: these children matter. Together, we can make sure that every child—regardless of their past—has the opportunity to experience the love, guidance, and stability they need to thrive. By giving, you help turn difficult beginnings into promising futures.

Donating to an Office

The best way to donate to a specific office is to reach out to one of them directly and ask what they need. To see a full list of our offices across the nation, click here: Where We Serve

This can look like volunteering to help wrap gifts, donating meals or even bringing toys. Whatever it may be, our offices will be thankful you reach out. We’ve seen caterers offer meals for holiday celebrations for our foster families and their children. Others donate turkeys and hams for foster families to celebrate with additional children in their home. Some small businesses even have a month-long event to help kids in their community feel the spirit of love. 

A prime example of this is the Cellar Door Coffee Co. in Kent, Ohio. Every year, their amazing team, and the local community, pours out love and generosity to our office by creating a Giving Tree. This blessing brings the children and families we serve beautiful Christmas gifts, and the reminder people care. 

“We’re so grateful for your kindness in making the season extra special for our kiddos!” – Leah Thompson, the director of social services in our Kent office.

How to Get Involved: 

It doesn’t have to be just for the holidays! Consider contributing all year long.

Five Simple Ways to Help 

• Become a foster parent! If that’s too much, become an alternate caregiver. 
• Provide Childcare
• Provide Meals to Foster Families
• Provide Transportation
• Share Our Mission with Others!

No matter how you feel, doing something as little as liking our posts makes a difference, because knowledge is power. Together we can make a difference for these kids. Your support—whether through a donation, sharing our mission, or simply spreading awareness—changes lives. Every child deserves hope, love, and a future, and your kindness helps make that possible. Partner with us today to be a light in their story.

We know that not everyone can be a foster parent, but everyone can do something to care for kids who are the most vulnerable. At The Bair Foundation, we work tirelessly to train foster parents who will give each child a chance for love, stability, and a bright future. If you are someone who believes that you are called to be a foster parent, reach out to the closest office to start the journey for the best gift you can give to a child – the gift of a family.