App Kit Instructions

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Sensory Kit for Foster Youth [Classic]

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About the Recipient

Fos­ter care is meant to pro­vide safe, tempo­rary liv­ing arrange­ments and support ser­vices for chil­dren who have been removed from their fam­i­lies due to mal­treat­ment, lack of safe­ty or inadequate care.

In 2021, 203,770 chil­dren under 18 entered fos­ter care in the Unit­ed States, a rate of 3 per 1,000. Kids ages 1 to 5 make up the largest share (29%) of chil­dren enter­ing care.

These kits will be gifted to children involved with Advocates for Children at CASA. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. These community volunteers, or CASAs, are trained to advocate on behalf of children who are involved in the child welfare system as a result of abuse or neglect. Most of these kids are in out-of-home placements such as foster care, group homes, or kinship care.