Next with Kyle Clark's Word of Thanks

98.8% OF YOUR DONATION WILL GO TO SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN WE SERVE

Packs of Hope is a 100% volunteer-run non-profit humanitarian organization based in Arvada, Colorado. We engage with the community to bring hope and dignity to children in foster care.  Every day, children face the uncertainty of leaving their homes and familiar environments due to neglect, abuse, or other dangerous situations.  Many are removed from their families quickly, forcing them to leave with little more than the clothes on their backs. It is our desire, through the help of the community, to provide these children with the resources they need during this traumatic time.

We provide backpacks filled with brand-new clothing, toiletries, a book, and a comfort item for children entering the foster care system. These backpacks are designed to support both the children and their foster parents during the critical first 24 hours of the transition into foster care. Each month, Packs of Hope delivers over 400 backpacks. The backpacks are available for children from newborns to 18 years old, and they are provided at no cost to the counties or the children.

We serve nine counties in Colorado through 19 locations: Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Weld. Each location, typically the county's Human Services office, maintains at least two backpacks for every size and gender at all times. Packs of Hope replenishes these backpacks throughout the month, ensuring that there are always backpacks available for the children in need.

Packs of Hope also offers one-on-one mentoring to teens who need to be listened to and cared for.  These are teens who must fill court ordered community service, and many have no other place to turn to fulfill that requirement. Packs of Hope offers these teens a chance when many others won't, and gives them a place to belong and provides them with a sense of worth.  The time spent together nurtures and builds relationships, positively impacting these young lives.

Did you know?

When children enter foster care, they often arrive with only what they’re wearing or sometimes a bag with few belongings. 

In the United States, there are approximately 437,000 children in foster care. 

740 children enter foster care in the United States every day; that’s one child every 2 minutes. 

45% of foster children live in non-relative foster family homes.

32% of foster children live in relative foster family homes.

23% of foster children live in institutions, group homes, trial, and pre-adoptive homes. 

On average, a child can spend almost 12 to 20 months in foster care.

10% of foster children spend more than 5 years in foster care.

118,000 children and youth in America are waiting to be adopted.

30% of children in foster care suffer from PTSD. This is why we add comfort items to their backpacks. 

Only 54% of children in foster care graduate from high school.

In 2024 alone, 98.8% of Packs of Hope donations went directly to supporting the children, 5,106 backpacks were donated, and 11,972 hours were volunteered by 1,734 volunteers!

 Your support helps us reach more children in need.  Please join us in making a difference!

For more information, please visit our website