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July-December 2024 Impact

Youth at Blue Missions 2024

Our Impact: July-December 2024

Every child in foster care has a unique story, but all share a need for safety, stability, and support. To close out 2024, there were nearly 1500 children and youth in foster care throughout Miami-Dade County:
  • 38% were 5 and under
  • 29% were ages 6 to 12
  • 26% were 13 and over

How We Helped

Our Children's Needs Program: A Lifeline for Our Youth

Through our Children's Needs Programs, we supported 430 children from July to December, providing experiential opportunities and essential resources.
During this time, we planned and executed 19 transformative experiences for youth, including our annual Blue Missions service trip to the Dominican Republic, a cultural exploration in Washington, D.C., Cause Camp: an immersive nature experience in the Everglades, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Miami International Airport—helping our youth's dreams take flight. We also hosted a heartwarming Thanksgiving Luncheon, bringing youth in care together in a familial setting. These experiences, and many more, enriched their lives, broadened their horizons, and fostered a sense of belonging.

We provided vital support to youth and their foster and kinship families by assisting with essential needs such as clothing, rental assistance, and food. Beyond meeting immediate necessities, we also ensured they had the resources to thrive and experience the joys of childhood—funding after-school activities, supplying school materials, and furnishing their homes to create a stable and nurturing environment.

Our Comfort Closet

Youth, advocates, and families also had access to our Comfort Closet, a one-stop resource for children in care, advocates, foster and kinship families, case managers and youth who have aged out of the system. Stocked with toys, essential supplies, and dignity items, the Comfort Closet provides much-needed support to help meet children’s physical, social, and emotional needs. From July to December, hygiene products were the most requested and distributed items, highlighting the ongoing need for hygiene drives and donations.

Spreading Joy: 2024 Holiday Toy Drive

The holiday season should be magical for every child, and thanks to you, we made it possible! We collected over 7,500 items (including toys, games, gift cards, self care items, and more), through 28 holiday drives. This helped brighten the holidays for hundreds of children in foster care.

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