Fostering Christmas

12/11/2025

Want to make a difference this holiday season? 🎁

Here’s how you can help:

Pick a Wish List: Visit us online at https://fosteringchristmas.org/ to claim a wish list.

We are adding wish lists all the time, so if there aren't any right now, check back later as we add the names as soon as we receive them!

We accept wish lists up until the day before Christmas and face the rush of last-minute shoppers to make dreams come true, so donations are always appreciated, too!

Every child deserves a magical Christmas! ❤️

12/02/2025

🎄✨Fostering Christmas is officially starting this week! 🎄✨

This holiday season, you can make a foster child’s Christmas magical. Keep an eye out for our wish lists and ways to help! Every act of kindness counts, and together, we can make sure no foster child is forgotten this Christmas.

Link: https://fosteringchristmas.org/

12/18/2024

We are just THREE days away from the end of the week, and we need YOUR help to fulfill Christmas Wishlists for foster care children in need!

We accept wishlists up until Christmas Eve because we believe no foster child should go without Christmas presents. This week, we’ve had quite the influx of lists and need help fulfilling them all!

How You Can Help:

1. Pick Out a Wishlist and bring it to our offices by Friday 12/20 @ 2pm Mountain Time
2. Donate Via Our Donation Link

Thank you, and wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

https://www.fosteringchristmas.org/get-involved

12/17/2024

Merry Christmas Everyone!

It’s been a Wonderful Christmas season so far, and we’ve had so many generous donors step up to take care of the first initial list of wish lists. However, we’ve received over 30 in the last 24 hours as we make our final push before Christmas! We would greatly appreciate any help you are willing to offer.

How You Can Help:

1. Pick Out a Wishlist and bring it to our offices by Friday 12/20 @ 2pm Mountain Time

2. Donate Via Our Donation Link

We appreciate each and every one of you, and we wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Find out how you can make a difference in your community!

01/05/2024

We are wrapping up our Christmas operations this week and just wanted to thank each and every one of you who donated your time, effort & money to helping over 160 foster children receive gifts this Christmas. Your efforts made a difference and we are truly grateful. 🎄❤️

- Fostering Christmas Team

12/12/2023

We are in full swing for Fostering Christmas this year! We have received many wishlists so far and they are all live on our website.

If you haven't already and want to pickup a wishlist check out our "get involved" page to view all the wishlists that still need picked up.

We appreciate all the support we have gotten this year and the last 9 years we've been doing this. We couldn't do it without you all.

Children in the foster care system already go without so much: a stable home, parents who can support them, and even a life with their siblings. They shouldn’t have to go without Christmas, too. That's where Fostering Christmas comes in.

10/04/2023

The Fostering Christmas community stepped up in a big way when a young woman in foster care needed support embarking on her first year of college. The new student’s mother recently shared with us what the gifts meant and why your support matters. Check our blog (linked below) to learn more.

We recently shared the story of a young woman in foster care (we’ll call her “Sarah”) who needed financial help to afford supplies for her first year at college. With college graduation rates of former foster children much lower than the general population, we knew it was an opportunity to mak...

08/18/2023

Want to help Idaho foster kids without donating money or gifts? Check out our blog post for five creative ways to give back until Christmas!

A thoughtful Christmas gift can transform a foster child’s holiday season, but they have many other needs throughout the year that often go unmet. If you’ve found joy and fulfillment in participating in Fostering Christmas’ work, you might be glad to know there are many ways to help foster chi...

08/10/2023

Yesterday was donation drop-off day! One of our volunteers just dropped off more than $750 of donated college supplies to an 18-year-old in extended foster care. We're so proud of that foster teen for her college acceptance and of our donors for their generosity! We couldn't make dreams like these come true without you.

07/31/2023

Fun fact: Fostering Christmas doesn't just work with foster kids — we also help young adults who are aging out of foster care! Recently, we worked with RISE Services, Inc. to purchase a bed for a young woman in need. Read the full story now on our blog!

Christmas is so central to our organization’s work that the holiday is a part of our name. But everyone at Fostering Christmas also knows the need doesn’t end once the festive decorations are put away. Children and adolescents in foster care face challenges year-round, and we try to help them ov...

07/21/2023

Thank you so much to the generous donors who stepped up to fund college supplies for our foster teen in need! Because of you, she can dive into her freshman year with confidence and security. Didn’t hear about this kiddo? Visit FosteringChristmas.org and click "Get Involved" to sign up for our email newsletter. We'll keep you posted on our year-round fundraisers!

07/06/2023

Did you know that Fostering Christmas provides more than just Christmas presents and hygiene items? We're available year-round to help individual foster kids with specific needs! This month, we're raising funds to help a teen in extended foster care purchase dorm room supplies. Visit FosteringChristmas.org and sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on our year-round fundraisers!