Foster & Kinship Care · Carolinas · Since 2013

Every child is
worthy of being known.

Personalized support for children in foster and kinship care across the Carolinas. We meet children where the system can't.

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138 Moments of impact — Year One (2013)

21,000+ Moments of impact since 2013

Our Mission

To impact the quality of lifeof children affected byfoster and kinship care.

Our Why
Every child in foster and kinship care is worthy of being known.
Root Problem
Through no fault of their own, children carry the weight of trauma and instability — and the system leaves some of their deepest needs unmet.
What We Do
We answer that gap personally — programs built around one child at a time.

21,000+ Moments of Impact since 2013

6,669+ Bags of Hope delivered

895+ Bags provided in 2025

90% Of every dollar, direct to children

Who we are

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What we do

Personalized programs
for every child we serve.

Each one is named, structured, and funded around the principle that foster care isn't one size fits all. Hover or scroll the row — or tap a dot — to move through all eight.

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Bags of Hope

A personalized duffel bag for a child experiencing foster or kinship care.

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All programs

We didn’t set out to build an organization. We simply believed children entering foster care deserved better than a trash bag.

— Susanna Kavanaugh Executive Director and Co-Founder

Our model · the whole picture

Every program circles one child.

Awareness, education, appreciation — a community wrapped around each child so they are loved, heard, and seen. Scroll to see it come together.

Wishlist Wednesday

Pressing needs,
every Wednesday.

We update our Amazon wishlist every Wednesday with the week's most needed items to fill our Bags of Hope. Your purchase ships directly to our office. Subscribe and we'll send the wishlist directly to your inbox.