Partner Organizations

As we venture into the Holiday season, our team at Louisiana Fosters is spotlighting all the events and donation drives our partner organizations are doing this month to support foster care throughout Louisiana. We hope you can find an organization in your area to support! As always, we thank our partner organizations for the critical work they each do to help Louisiana’s children, our children.

Baton Rouge

Name of Organization: Children’s Advocacy Network
Event: Annual Toy Drive and Gumbo
Date: December 9
Time: 11-1
Contact number: 318-445-5678
Email: bgallent@childrensadvocacy.net
Website (if applicable): www.childrensadvocacy.net
Region served: Central Louisiana

Orleans

Name of Organization: Crossroads NOLA
Event: Amazon Gift Card Drive for Foster Families (Digital Amazon Gift Cards in $25 increments sent to laura@crossroadsnola distributed to foster families to purchase gifts for children in their homes)
Date: Deadline: Monday, December 14
Contact number: 504-482-9135
Email: laura@crossroadsnola.org
Region served: Orleans & Covington

Covington

Name of Organization: Tri-State Fostering
Event: Secret Santa Stocking for Foster Children
Date: present-Nov 30
Email: TriStateFostering@gmail.com
Region served: Covington and Baton Rouge

Name of Organization: Moving Mountains Ministry
Event: Gifts of Love (partnered with Crossroads NOLA Christmas for Families & DCFS)
– Providing Christmas gifts for specific families designated by DCFS. Find details for donations on the ministry website or Facebook page.
Contact number: 985-969-0855
Email: movingmountainsla@gmail.com
Website (if applicable):  www.movingmountainsla.com
Region served: Covington

Name of Organization: James Samaritan
Event: Unwrapped gifts & New Coats Drive (for all ages)
Date: December 11
Time: Drop off between 9-2 pm
Contact number: 985-888-6100
Email: staci@jamessamaritan.org
Website (if applicable): www.jamessamaritan.org
Region served: Florida Parishes

Thibodaux

Name of Organization: Bayou Region Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
Event: 2nd Annual Christmas Celebration
Date: December 13, 2020
Time: 3:00 pm
Contact number: 985-262-9511
Email: bayouregionfapa@gmail.com
Website (if applicable): N/A (Facebook: www.facebook.com/bayouregionfapa)
Region served: Thibodaux

Lafayette

Name of Organization: Foster the Love Louisiana
Event: 2nd Annual Pajama Drive
Date: Starts December 1
Contact number: 337.205.2155
Email: eventslafayette@fosterthelovela.org
Website (if applicable): fosterthelovela.org
Region served: DCFS Lafayette Region

Needs include pajama sizes preemie to Adult XL. We ask that no donations of gowns or dresses, only top, and bottom sets or zip-ups.

Name of Organization: Foster the Love
Event: Foster Parent Christmas Party
Date: December 12, 2020
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Contact number: 337-205-2155
Email: eventslafayette@fosterthelovela.org
Website (if applicable): www.fosterthelovela.org
Region served: Lafayette

Monroe

Name: FAIR Visions (Foster Adoptive Information and Resources)
Event: Family Christmas Gift Program
Date: Now through November 24
Contact #: 318-614-8177 (Peggy Kirby)
Email: kirp50@juno.com
Region: 9

FAIR Visions is our local foster parent association. We have hosted a Family Christmas Party in the past, but due to COVID, we decided to provide a monetary donation to foster parents in our region.

Name of Organization: The Well of North Louisiana
Event: Community Christmas — a shopping experience
Date: December 11 & 12
Time: December 11: 12 – 2 pm & December 12: 9 am – 1 pm
Contact number: 318-232-2865
Email: info@thewellnla.com
Website (if applicable): www.thewellnla.com/christmas
Region served: Monroe

Alexandria

Name of Organization: Fostering Community
Event: Christmas Stockings & PJs for children in Foster Care
Date: 12-11-20
Time: 9am-4pm
Contact number: 318-446-0403
Email: andria@fosteringcommunity.org
Website (if applicable): www.fosteringcommunity.org
Region served: Alexandria

We are collecting new pajamas and Christmas stockings for children in foster care.
Please bring donations to our new location, 3336 Prescott Rd Alexandria, LA 71301, by December 11.

Shreveport

Name of Organization: Unite Ministries
Event: Christmas Express Toy Drive
Date: Until December 15
Time:
Contact number: 501-952-4839
Email: info@uniteministries-louisiana.org
Website (if applicable): www.uniteministries-louisiana.org
Region served: Shreveport

Statewide

Name of Organization: Louisiana Heart Gallery
Event: Christmas Joy Project
Date: Currently gathering items for Christmas
Contact number: 22 287 4000
Email: lhg.christmasjoyproject@empower225.org
Website (if applicable): Louisiana Heart Gallery
Region served: Entire state of Louisiana