FRIENDS OF VFC

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Not able to become a CASA volunteer? That's okay! We need friends of VFC who can help out in other ways. VFC aims to provide a CASA volunteer for every child who is assigned to us by the juvenile judge. Your partnership will bring us one step closer to achieving this goal.

How can you support CASA?

• MAKE A DONATION - Your contribution, no matter the size, can help change a child’s life. You can donate:

                 By phone – call 870-536-5922

                 By mail with a check sent to 211 W. 3rd Ave, Suite 110, Pine Bluff, AR 71601

• MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTS - Make a contribution in memory or in honor of a loved one. A wonderful gift for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, new parents, etc. A letter will be sent notifying the family or honoree of your gift. 

• SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - VFC is always looking for new places to speak to groups (e.g. churches, civic groups, departments at work, etc.) about our need for CASA volunteers. We typically speak for 3 - 5 minutes and set up an informational table where we can answer questions.

• IN-KIND DONATIONS - Voices for children accepts new items for the following projects:

                  Necessity Tote Bag Project - When a child is removed from their home, they

                  typically leave with nothing – no clothes, toiletry items, toys, or even a bag 

                  to bring what little they have with them. Through generous donations from

                  community members, Voices for Children is able to provide some of these

                  items for every child that enters into foster care ages 5 and older through 

                  our Necessity Bag Project. We provide tote bags, hygiene items, combs,    

                  toothbrushes, shampoo and body wash. We always needs donations for our

                  Tote Bag Project. This is a great project for churches, Sunday school groups,

                  departments in business, civic groups, etc. to take on as a project.

                  Court Bag Project - One of the hardest things for a child about being in the

                  foster care system is having to attend court. A child may arrive at noon and

                  their case may not be heard by the judge until that afternoon. Most of the     

                  time they just sit in the lobby- bored. To make things a little easier for them, 

                  we put together what we call "court bags". Each bag contains crayons, 

                  coloring books, toys, snacks, and little games for each of the kids in court 

                  that day. Voices for Children is always in need of items for our Court Bag 

                  Project. This is a great project for churches, Sunday school groups, 

                  departments in business, civic groups, etc. to take on as a project.

• FOSTERING CHRISTMAS - Every year for Christmas we find sponsors to purchase Christmas gifts for a child in foster care. More will be available later in the year. If you are interested in sponsoring a child for Christmas, please contact the VFC office at 870-536-5922. This is a great project for churches, Sunday school groups, departments in business, civic groups, etc. to take on as a project.

• For more information on how you can help, contact the Voices for Children office at 870-536-5922.