Assistance for Foster Families in need
We assist foster families who have stepped up to provide a safe, loving environment for children in foster care. Our programs are designed to provide many basic needs for these boys and girls.
Basic needs and so much more!
FOR FOSTER & KINSHIP FAMILIES
We provide twin beds, cribs, crib-to-toddler bed conversion rails, bed sheets, linens, clothing, diapers, and other items to help children in foster care. Foster families with a Notice to Providers from DCS or other approved document.
Walk-in Shopping Hours
Monday – Thursday
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
No Appointment Necessary
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- The Foster Alliance does not provide financial assistance of any kind.
- The Foster Alliance can assist with clothing and diapers once every 4 weeks.
- Unless a child received a crib and needs to transition to a twin bed, The Foster Alliance can only provide one bed per child. We do not provide replacement beds.
- You will need to present a Government issued ID at time of service.
- You will need to present a Notice to Providers from DCS – or other approved document at time of appointment.
*Crib-to-toddler bed conversion rails are only compatible with TFA-provided crib frames (Carson Classic model of Dream On Me cribs).
No appointment is necessary. If you need additional assistance, please call 480-889-0604 or email dreamcatcher@azhelpinghands.org.
IMPORTANT
Transporting beds and cribs is the client’s responsibility. Please make sure your vehicle is the appropriate size for safe transportation.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS (all measurements are in inches):
TWIN BED
MATTRESS: 12”H by 12”W by 40″L
FRAME: 4”H by 40”W by 40”
Clients can choose between one of two twin mattresses. One comes in a box rolled up with an inner spring/foam and the other is a standard 39″ x 75″
CRIB
MATTRESS: 6”H by 20”W by 54”L
FRAME: 6”H by 34”W by 54”L
RECOMMENDED VEHICLES FOR CRIB/BED PICK-UP
| Bed Type | Car
(with pass-through trunk) |
SUV
(all seats down) |
Pickup Truck
(empty truck bed) |
Box Truck
(Home Depot/Uhaul) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CRIB – Mattress + Frame | X | X | X | X |
| 2 CRIBS – Mattress + Frame | X | X | X | |
| 3 to 4 CRIBS – Mattress + Frame | X | X | ||
| 1 CRIB – Mattresses Only | X | X | X | X |
| 2 CRIBS – Mattresses Only | X | X | X | |
| 1 TWIN BED – Mattress + Frame | X | X | X | |
| 2 TWIN BEDS – Mattress + Frame | X | X | X | |
| 3 to 5 TWIN BEDS – Mattress + Frame | X | X | ||
| 6 TWIN BEDS – Mattress + Frame | X | X | ||
| 1 TWIN BED – Mattresses Only | X | X | X | X |
| 2 TWIN BEDS – Mattresses Only | X | X | X | |
| 1 CRIB + 1 TWIN BED – Mattress + Frame | X | X | X | |
| 2 CRIBS + 2 TWIN BEDS – Mattress + Frame | X | X |
These personalized birthday gifts are wrapped and decorated with love by our volunteers, and include toys, a book, and sometimes even a bicycle to make a child’s birthday special. Any foster parent with a Notice to Provider from DCS or other approved document can fill out our online application to request a gift package. Please submit 1 month prior to the child’s birthday to ensure timely completion. We are so happy to be able to provide gifts for children in foster care’s 1st through 21st birthday!
BEFORE YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR GIFTS
You must submit an application on the website above to receive a Birthday Dream Bag. You will be notified once the Birthday Dream Bag has been fulfilled. Please do not come to the resource center to pick up your bag if you have not received a phone call from an The Foster Alliance volunteer.
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A lifetime possession providing a secure place for boys and girls to store their personal keepsakes and belongings.
A footlocker is 18” wide x 14” High x 32” long.
No Appointment is Necessary.
If you are a family going through the process to become a licensed foster family, or if you are a foster or kinship family, and need additional licensing safety items for your home inspection, you will need to bring a government issued ID AND either bring a referral letter from your licensing agency, or bring a copy of your Notice to Providers with you.
Click on the link below to view the Life Safety regulations. No Appointment Necessary.
Rules for Life Safety Inspections
Supplies and products provided are subject to change and may not all be readily available.
The Foster Alliance Back-to-School Initiative
The Foster Alliance is excited to continue to provide new backpacks with grade-appropriate school supplies to children in foster care entering Preschool through High School. Additionally, foster families with children in foster care can shop for school-appropriate clothing; sizes and colors cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate you.
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
We are so excited to share everything you need to know about Back-to-School season at The Foster Alliance. In addition to the backpacks and school supplies given out at the TFA resource center, we will also be doing our first-ever pop-up shops with our new mobile unit for foster families across the state!
What’s Inside
Each backpack given out by The Foster Alliance this Back-to-School season will include all of the supplies children need to start the school year off right! In addition to the “starter kit” each child will receive, we will also have other age-appropriate school supplies available.
Beginning July 13th through August, the The Foster Alliance resource center will include backpacks and school supplies in our shopping experience. Foster families and advocates are welcome to come in anytime during our shopping hours to receive a backpack and school supplies for the child(ren) in their care. Foster families that haven’t shopped for basic needs in the last 30 days can also shop for clothing; sizes and colors cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate.
Throughout the month of July, we will be doing Back-to-School Pop-Up shops across the state for foster families who don’t have the ability to come to the TFA resource center. Let us know which pop-up you’re coming to at the link below! The exact location and time coming soon!
