4Kids4Families Partners with Annie’s Closet
4Kids4Families Partners with Annie’s Closet to Support Foster and Kinship Families in Cherokee County. Rusk, Texas — 4Kids4Families is proud to announce a new partnership with Annie’s Closet, an organization based in Rusk, Texas, dedicated to providing foster and kinship families in Cherokee County with essential items to meet the daily needs of children in […]
USPS Worker uses Crafting Talent to comfort children
Local Postal Worker Shares Crafting Talent to Comfort Foster Children TYLER, Texas— Sometimes the most unexpected acts of kindness can make the greatest impact. For one local postal worker, Tammy Thigpen, delivering mail became a gateway to delivering hope and comfort to children and families in need. What started as a simple delivery route blossomed […]
Partnership Brings Beds to Families
4Kids4Families Partners with Beds for Kids to Provide Beds for unlicensed Kinship and Reunified Families in Bowie County. Texarkana, TX – 4Kids4Families is proud to announce a new partnership with Beds for Kids, a bed-building ministry overseen by Artie Erwin on behalf of Walnut Church of Christ in Texarkana, Bowie County. This collaboration will help […]
East Texas Nonprofit Launches Holiday Initiative
Previous slide Next slide East Texas nonprofit 4Kids4Families is making a significant impact by supporting the growing number of children in need of foster care.Operating under the Texas Family Code section 264.161, the organization serves as a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for Region 4, which covers 23 counties – known as the Piney Woods […]
Foster Care Spotlight – “Amy”
“Amy,” an older teen girl, has been in foster care since 2007. She has been in over 30 different placements over the years. It was looking like she would age out of the system without any family support. Children who age out of foster care without support often face many difficulties. 4Kids was able to find a foster family that brought “Amy” into their home. She successfully remained with this family until she reached adulthood. The foster home provided support, one-on-one attention, and the resources to obtain a job and get set up with mental health services, all within a home setting instead of congregate care. “Amy” has now become an independent young adult with significantly more support and resources than she had previously, thanks to a loving family who welcomed her in.
(Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the identity of the child.)
We’ve been sharing our mission in Region 4
In a collaborative roundtable, the Paris Children Advocacy Center welcomed 4Kids4Families, learning about their community-based care mission.