RELEVANT PLAY PARTNERS WITH CARRYING HOPE TO BRING HOPE & JOY TO FOSTER CHILDREN IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS Award-winning toy company donates toys to Texas-based nonprofit serving children in the foster care system. Austin, Texas (September 29, 2020) –– Carrying Hope, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides Hope Packs––backpacks filled...
We Austin Diaper Bank and we’re beyond thrilled to be their newest partner! This incredible partnership will help us tremendously in our efforts to meet the needs of the little ones we serve and the foster and kinship families caring for them! Thank you, Austin Diaper Bank, for all you...
Carrying Hope has seen the demand for our Hope Packs skyrocket during the pandemic. In the past month alone, we have distributed a total of 587 Hope Packs, which is the highest number we have ever distributed in a single month. We are receiving requests from CPS, agencies and foster...
Carrying Hope spent the day delivering HOPE! On this fabulously sunny Friday, we had the honor of delivering 223 specially-curated Hope Packs to shelters, residential treatment centers and foster care agencies across Texas, spanning Austin to Houston! A huge THANK YOU to our summer Hope Pack volunteers who lovingly shopped...
Yesterday Carrying Hope distributed 40 more Hope Packs to New Braunfels, which has seen an increase in the number of children coming into care over the past month, according to Jody Ramirez, DFPS/CPS New Braunfels caseworker assistant covering Comal and Guadalupe counties. “The cases have increased in the past month...
This is what a heap of hope looks like: more than 250(!!!) Hope Packs distributed in a single day! Carrying Hope just delivered van- and truck-loads full of Hope Packs that are already on their way to children being placed throughout Texas, spanning rural counties severely lacking resources with a...
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in Carrying Hope’s Bottles for Bottles campaign last month! Today, we joined our nonprofit neighbors Austin Diaper Bank during their diaper drive-thru distribution and handed out 100(!!!) mini Hope Packs––new backpacks containing a large container of formula, 3-pack bottle set, pacifier, onesie and stuffed...
Did you know Carrying Hope distributes to all children in need? When The Refuge for DMST, a long-term, residential, therapeutic ranch for child survivors of sex trafficking, was in need of new summer clothing options for their residents, Carrying Hope was honored to donate 24 custom Hope Packs brimming with...
Did you know Carrying Hope regularly distributes Hope Packs to local hospitals? And during these times, it’s more important than ever. Last week Monica Coleman, a social worker at Dell Children’s Hospital, reached out requesting additional Hope Packs for babies, and we were there to fulfill the need within 24 hours. Thank...
Times of crisis can put a strain on struggling families, and Carrying Hope is grateful to be able to continue our distributions to children in need during this overwhelming period. Adrica Boffman, who received 100 Hope Packs for Waco CPS this week, said: “When we have children to come into care, they...
