Contributed by Betsy Woodin, M.Ed., Alaska Center for Resource Families
Amazing Grace Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist K-12th grade school located in Palmer. Every year, the students collect money to shop for holiday gifts for children in foster care. They bought $1100 worth of toys, and Target donated an additional $250 gift card. What a wonderful group of students!
In addition, we have several other local organizations we are working with, that help provide holiday gifts for children in foster care. Mari Jo Parks and the Special Santa Program at Alaska Family Services help foster parents with gifts for the foster children they are caring for. Pump Up the Kids is another program that helps provide gifts donated for older youth in foster care. The Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center Knit Witz donated beautiful handmade scarves, gloves, hats and afghans for the upcoming holiday party for children in foster care. In addition, Valley Business Machines on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway and Krazy Moose Sandwich Shop in Wasilla are collecting gifts for foster children. Please show these businesses how much you appreciate their generosity by visiting them and making a donation for the holidays.
If you would like information about how to help children in foster care, please contact Alaska Center for Resource Families at 376-4678, or visit our website, www.acrf.org.
