Portable Support Model

Provides over $100,000 annually in direct support to foster children and their caregiver families in Navajo and Apache Counties through a combination of cash assistance, clothing, supplies, and special programs.

Provides over $100,000 annually directly benefiting children and their caregiver families in Navajo and Apache Counties, and conducts face-to-face interactions with CASA volunteers, caregivers, and foster children.

Annually provides up to $250 in back-to-school clothing and supplies each fall to all school-aged children in dependent care in Navajo and Apache Counties, operating a dedicated Back-to-School Clothing/Supplies Program that distributes funds each summer.

Provides a new winter coat to every child in dependent care annually in late fall through a dedicated New Winter Coat Program, ensuring warmth and support for foster children in Navajo and Apache Counties.

Resumes and maintains in-person interactions between CASA volunteers, caregivers, and foster children to support advocacy and relationship-building within the foster care system.

Organizes and hosts social and family bonding events for foster children and their caregivers, including an annual Summer Fun Picnic that promotes connection and community.

Operates an annual Christmas Gift Program that fulfills the holiday wishes of foster children in Navajo and Apache Counties.

Created and stocks Infant Care Kits at Department of Child Safety (DCS) locations to assist with the immediate needs of infants unexpectedly entering foster care.

Created and provides Youth Transition Kits containing basic supplies to support young adults aging out of foster care as they adjust to independent living.

Provides back-to-school clothing and supplies (up to $250 annually per child), new winter coats, and Christmas gifts to foster children in Navajo and Apache Counties.

Provides services to foster youth in Apache County through a formal partnership agreement, extending support beyond Navajo County.

Organizes social and family bonding events, such as a Summer Fun Picnic, for foster children and their caregivers in Navajo County.

Provided outdoor and sporting equipment, new washers and dryers, and assisted with structural repairs for Red Hawk Ranch, a facility serving foster youth.

Provides outdoor and sporting equipment, new washers and dryers, and assists with structural repairs for facilities like Red Hawk Ranch that serve foster children.

Creates Infant Care Kits, inventoried at Department of Child Safety (DCS) locations, to assist with the unexpected transition of infants to new caregivers.

Creates Youth Transition Kits containing basic supplies to help young adults adjust to independent living after transitioning out of foster care.