A Hub for Hope
A campaign to create Cleveland’s first Foster Care Community Hub
Give today, change a child’s tomorrow.
A Hub for Hope is a transformational campaign that will change the way our city cares for children and caregivers experiencing foster, kinship, adoptive, and reunifying care.
Your support will help us expand into a true community hub with an expanded free boutique, a kid zone (including a sensory sensitive space), monthly support groups, and a joy-filled space for private family visitations. Together, we can give every child and caregiver the dignity, support, and connection they deserve.
Your generosity brings this vision to life and helps make our mission possible not only in this building, but in the hearts and homes giving their yes to a child in need.
Be Part of Our Legacy Wall
With a gift of $500 or more, your generosity will be represented by a personalized honeycomb that becomes a permanent part of our Foster Care Community Hub.
You’ll be contacted to customize your honeycomb prior to the creation of this space
Help bring these renderings into reality
Sowing into what the Lord is doing now, and making possible what’s ahead
Your monthly gift helps us to provide the services below and ensure that every child we serve experiences the support and dignity they deserve.
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When a child enters foster care, they may arrive with little or no clean, properly fitting clothing. Their clothing may also be removed for investigation purposes. Gap Packs bridge the child to the emergency curbside order we provide, ensuring they have essentials right away and the dignity they deserve.
Each Gap Pack includes a simple outfit, a pajama set, two pairs of underwear, two pairs of socks, and an extra bag for the clothes they arrived in if needed.
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Caregivers or caseworkers can place an emergency order for a child entering the foster care system, and a custom package is quickly prepared specifically for that child.
Each order is tailored to the child and caregiver’s needs but always includes a brand new rolling duffel bag, a week and a half of clothing, hygiene items, a stuffed animal, a toy or teen gift card, a pair of shoes, socks, underwear or diapers, and more.
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At Honey From The Rock, our private appointments allow children to shop, or receive custom curbside orders in a personalized, supportive setting.
Caregivers are paired with a foster parent who guides them, ensuring every child’s needs and preferences are honored. Every child’s first order includes everything listed in our emergency order—a brand new rolling duffel bag, clothing, hygiene items, stuffed animal, toy or teen gift card, shoes, socks, underwear or diapers, and more. For subsequent orders, the only change is a reusable bag in place of the duffel.
Families can visit the Closet up to four times a year, giving children the dignity of choice and the joy of being truly seen with every order.
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For many children in foster care, birthdays are a day they never get to celebrate. Many youth aging out of foster care have never experienced a birthday with cake, gifts, or a simple “Happy Birthday.” At Honey From The Rock, our Beeday Bundles change that by giving each child a celebration all their own.
Each bundle includes a brand new toy, a brand new outfit, a general birthday decoration kit, a card to personalize, and 12 cupcakes if desired. These bundles let children feel seen, celebrated, and cherished on their special day, creating memories that last long after the candles are blown out.
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Our monthly support groups will provide a space for families to connect, learn, and find encouragement.
Each session will begin with children sharing a meal with their caregiver, then enjoying playtime in the Kid Zone with background-checked and trauma-informed volunteers while adults meet.
These groups will give caregivers practical tools, emotional support, and a sense of community, all while children are engaged, safe, and cared for.
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Some families are only given a meeting room to visit, but we aim to do more by offering a warm, joy-filled space in our Kid Zone.
Here, children can play, siblings separated by foster care can reconnect, and families can spend meaningful, memorable time together in a setting that encourages bonding and joy.
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Our Foster Care Community Hub will also host quarterly textured haircare trainings and special events that bring our client community together. We’ll be a space for local businesses and groups to gather and learn more about the needs of the children in their community.
Your gift today builds belonging for tomorrow.
FAQs
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This expansion is needed because the demand for support continues to grow and families deserve a space that matches the dignity we want every child to feel. Since opening on January 8 we have served over 700 children and our current footprint cannot keep up with the volume or the depth of care we aim to provide.
The new hub will give families privacy during appointments, safe and reliable childcare while they shop, room for monthly support groups, and a warm space for biological families working toward reunification. It allows us to strengthen the support system around every child who walks through our doors.
A large portion of the children we serve are either on the autism spectrum, or due to trauma exhibit symptoms that would benefit from a sensory sensitive space. This area alone will add a layer of care that is essential for our operations.
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Yes. Honey From The Rock is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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Children and caregivers in foster, kinship, adoptive and reunifying care throughout Northeast Ohio. We also are proud to come alongside youth that have aged out of the system within the Bridges program!
The goal is also to support biological families working toward reunification by providing a warm, private room for visits within our Kid Zone.
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Absolutely. We welcome sponsorships, group service projects, and collaborative fundraising. We can also tailor partnership opportunities to your organization. Simply shoot Kathy and e-mail at info@clevelandfostercarecloset.com
