22 July 2022 — ORLEANS, MA — Established in early 2021, Cape Cod Foster Closet provides a wide variety of resources for local foster families, including clothing, shoes, toys, books and baby equipment. The nonprofit supports foster, pre-adoptive and relative caregiver families and carries items for children of all ages — from newborns to 18-year-olds.
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Seeking More Families Who Need Our Help
We’re looking to help even more families on the Cape and Islands. Please help us reach them by posting this flyer to your social media — or by printing it to post at your place of work or worship, your local coffee shop, library, school, or other community organization. Thank you!
Falmouth Enterprise Feature!
Thank you, The Falmouth Enterprise for spotlighting The Cape Cod Foster Closet in this week’s issue. We are glad to now have a site in the Falmouth community. And thank you Lawrence-Lynch Corp for nominating us!
Cardi’s – Our Newest Community Partner!
Three cheers for Cardi’s Furniture & Mattress for sponsoring a drive for us at their showroom right down the street! Please stop by their location at 136 Rte. 6A in Orleans, where you can drop off new and nearly new clothing and pajamas as well as diapers, wipes, new socks, new underwear, backpacks, duffle bags…
A Back-to-School Bonanza!
It was a Back-to-School bonanza with 125 kids signed up to pick out (and fill!) their own brand new backpacks and choose their own new sneakers. Thanks again to all our awesome volunteers, and to @CapeKidMeals for hosting us so generously!!
Grandparents Caring for Children on Cape Cod
Thanks so much to Cam Kettles at the Provincetown Independent for this super-informative article. You can read the whole article online on the Provincetown Independent website. …a 2019 study by UMass Medical School was staggering: one of every 10 children living on Cape Cod and the Islands is being raised by grandparents. According to UMass…
From Healing Hands to Helping Hearts: A Feature in Psychology Today
We often talk about the “need” in foster care, but it’s rare to see it captured with the depth and grit of a veteran investigative reporter. Recently, renowned local author Greg O’Brien sat down with our co-founder, Andy Palmer, for a feature in Psychology Today. The resulting article, “Foster Care: Angels on a Battlefield,” doesn’t…
