October Give: Safe Haven Foster Shoppe

For our October Give Back, we are proud to partner with Safe Haven Foster Shoppe, a nonprofit organization providing essential items to children in foster care across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Their mission is to ensure that no child enters foster care empty-handed by delivering personalized placement bags filled with necessities and comfort items to help children feel safe and cared for during a difficult transition.

Nearly 428,000 children are in foster care in the United States, many entering new placements with little more than the clothes on their backs. Safe Haven Foster Shoppe is changing that reality by providing brand-new, age, gender, and size-specific bags to children within 24 hours of placement. Each bag includes clothing, pajamas, socks, underwear, toiletries, a blanket, a stuffed animal, and a book, with additional items such as coats, shoes, and school supplies available upon request. For teens and infants, the bags are further customized with hygiene products, bottles, or pacifiers, ensuring every child receives what they truly need.

Photo source: Safe Haven Foster Shoppe

Working hand-in-hand with county and private foster agencies, Safe Haven Foster Shoppe delivers every bag directly to family service buildings or foster homes. This hands-on approach ensures that children receive care quickly while giving foster families and social workers an important resource to ease transitions.

Photo source: Safe Haven Foster Shoppe

We are proud to partner with such a compassionate and impactful organization. Safe Haven Foster Shoppe continues to bring comfort and dignity to foster children while supporting families and social workers across our local communities. To learn more, donate, or volunteer, visit their website.

Each month, Colored Organics donates to an organization helping families and children in need. To learn more about our past work, click here.