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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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…
Senator Julian Cyr Joins Us at the 2023 Suicide Awareness Walk
Among the many families served by the Cape Cod Foster Closet are the thousands of grandparents on the Cape and Islands who are raising their grandchildren. So we were especially excited to meet State Senator Julian Cyr at the Sharing Kindness 2023 Suicide Awareness Walk Sat., May 20th at Veterans Park Beach in Hyannis. As…
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!!
Barnstable Unity Day Celebration
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Foster Closet Spectrum Radio Interview
Leo Cakounes Interviews Sharon Palmer On Spectrum, Cape Cod Public Affairs Programming Leo Cakounes talks to Sharon Palmer, Co-Founder and Director, about how the Closet provides essential needs to foster families and guardians of children who find themselves in need of basic tools to raise a child. (Aired on 10/31/21). Listen to the interview now….
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…
