Northern Indiana
Serve Children In Foster Care in the Northern Region of Indiana
Hands of Hope provides opportunities to serve as an individual, with a group, church, or business. Below are some of the opportunities. Please contact us if you have further questions.
Serve as an Individual
Care Communities
Serve on a team of 6-8 committed volunteers who come alongside foster and adoptive families, providing practical, emotional and spiritual support.
CarePortal
Meet real-time, tangible needs in order to keep families together and prevent children from entering foster care.
Encourage Foster/Kinship Parents
Foster and kinship families take on extra expenses, particularly for food and gas. Provide a note of encouragement along with a gift card for groceries or gas to ease the burden on parents.
Child Welfare Appreciation
Child welfare staff have one of the hardest jobs there is. Provide encouragement through a handwritten note and small gift.
Complete a Journey Bag
Equip a local foster closet with items needed to complete bags that are given to children when they first enter foster care.
Amazon Wish List
Purchase needed items off our Regional Amazon Wish Lists to be distributed to benefit children entering foster care.
Send a Child to Camp
Give a child the incredible opportunity to spend a week at SpringHill Camp! They’ll make friends, have a blast with fun activities and feel loved. Just $40/month sponsors a week of camp for a child, but any donation will help!
County Liaison
Are you interested in leading a movement in your county to make a difference for kids in foster care? County Liaisons spend about 1-2 hours a week serving as a bridge between churches and child welfare agencies in their county. Click here to see if your county already has a County Liaison!
Serve as a Group
Hope Gifts
Your church, business, or organization can bless local foster children with Christmas gifts!
*Please Sign Up by the end of October as this drive takes place in November.
Child Welfare Appreciation
Child welfare staff have one of the hardest jobs there is. Provide encouragement through a handwritten note and small gift.
Encourage Foster/Kinship Parents
Foster and kinship families take on extra expenses, particularly for food and gas. Provide a note of encouragement along with a gift card for groceries or gas to ease the burden on parents.
Trauma Resources
Collect pre-selected trauma education books for parents of kids from hard places.
Host a Supply Drive
DCS offices are in continuous need of certain supplies. Learn how you can host a drive to collect needed items for children in foster care.
Church Network
Start or grow a ministry at your church serving vulnerable children. Receive resources, ways to get engaged, and opportunities to connect with other churches in your area.
Opportunities with some of Our Partners
Everyone has a role to play in caring for vulnerable children and we believe there are powerful possibilities when we work together! Check out some of our partners below for some additional ways to get engaged.
Every Child Indiana
Indiana Kids
Belong
LARC Initiative: Gateway Woods
Become a CASA
New
Mercies