YOU can make an immediate difference in the life of a foster child

Diapers, shoes, clothing, a toothbrush –

Help us provide the basics

July 2025 – Now accepting donations of new backpacks, school supplies and new sneakers for our upcoming Back to School event. We are not accepting baby gear at this time, except for car seats which must be pre-approved by calling/texting 508-514-7125. Read more here…

We are the Cape Cod Foster Closet

We help local foster families by providing urgently needed clothing, shoes, books, baby gear & furniture, formula, car seats, and more…

All items are donated by our generous community and are provided free of charge to families who care for other people’s children on Cape Cod and the Islands.

ORLEANS Store Hours

We are open Monday, 2 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday, 9 am to 2 pm, Wednesday, 2 pm to 4 pm, and the first Saturday of each month from 10 to noon. 

FALMOUTH Store Hours

We are open Thursdays, 10 am to 12 pm.

Location: 840 Sandwich Rd., East Falmouth (rear entrance of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)

Contact Information

Location

Our store is in Orleans, MA, at 195 Route 6A.

Telephone

You can call or text 508-514-7125.

Store Hours

Monday, 2 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday, 9 am to 2 pm, Wednesday, 2 pm to 4 pm, and the first Saturday of each month from 10 to noon. 

We got a call Friday at 3 p.m. and the kids arrived at 7… a sister and brother, ages 1 and 2. When I unpacked the black trash bag that the social worker left, the clothes were filthy and most were for older children. I called the Foster Closet and we were able to get pajamas, underwear, socks and two outfits for each of the kids that same night.

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I was so excited to go and choose…

“I was so excited to go and choose some clothes that I like, and new sneakers, and a toy to take home!
And I got some books that I can keep forever!”
Joey, age 9

I thought my time was over and done…

“I thought my time of raising children was over and done, but then my daughter ended up in jail and I didn’t want her two kids going into the foster care system so I agreed to take care of them.”
Grandparent

We didn’t know what age child…

“We didn’t want to buy very much because we didn’t know what age child we would get. We got a call on Friday… we went to the Closet on Monday morning and stocked up…”
First time foster parent

Help a Family Today

Even small steps make a difference to families helping children who have next-to-nothing.

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