A time-limited program designed to increase the number of foster children successfully placed in home-based family care settings, increase capacity of child care programs to meet the needs of foster children in their care, and maximize funding to support the child care needs of eligible families.

Children's Resource & Referral Heart to Home Resource Closet offers a vital lifeline of support for children in crisis. When a child is abruptly removed from their home and placed into emergency foster care, it is a jarring and traumatic experience. In their vulnerability and upheaval, basic necessities are often overlooked. This is where the Heart to Home Resource Closet steps in.


The closet is stocked with essential items to see these children through their first few unsteady days in a new environment. Diapers, wipes, pajamas, blankets, stuffed animals - these comforting items provide a sense of normalcy amidst uncertainty. The closet also has a supply of shoes, jackets, and car seats to meet children's basic needs. For teenagers, there are special bags filled with hygiene and feminine products, sparing them potential embarrassment during an already difficult transition.


The Heart to Home Resource Closet ensures children have what they require in their initial days in foster care. The project is embraced by the community through ongoing financial contributions and material donations. The closet offers traumatized, displaced children the essential dignities and small comforts that mean so much in times of upheaval. It is a compassionate resource that provides for children's immediate needs, bringing heart to the homes that open their doors to those in crisis.