The Amazing Give 2022
April 21st @ 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
The Amazing Give is a community wide giving day focusing on non-profits in North Central Florida. During The Amazing Give, Partnership for Strong Families fundraises for our normalcy fund, this offers our youth in foster care the opportunity to have typical childhood experiences and resources they may not otherwise have the money to experience (think of family bonding trips with caregivers, a cap and gown for graduation, summer camps, money to help them get their drivers license and more!).
Thank you to our Amazing sponsors:
Steven A Bagen & Associates PA
Join us for a fundraiser at local favorite, Dick Mondell’s on April 20th starting at 7 PM through April 21st until close! Dick Mondell’s will be donating all proceeds from drink sales to our normalcy fund for youth in foster care. We can’t wait to see you there!
Info Night is a time to learn about becoming a foster or adoptive parent for local children in your community and get all your questions answered. This event is open to the public.
To RSVP or for more information, please contact Sara at Sara.Lind@pfsf.org or 352-318-7604.
Info Night is a time to learn about becoming a foster or adoptive parent for local children in your community and get all your questions answered. This event is open to the public.
To RSVP or for more information, please contact Sara at Sara.Lind@pfsf.org or 352-318-7604.
Each year, we hold a donation drive to collect school supplies for the children in our care. The purpose of our Back to School Drive is to ensure each child is sent into the new school year ready for success. What makes our donation drive truly special is that we make sure each child has everything they need – from their personalized school supply-list down to the correct color or style of folders.
An effort like the Back to School Drive thrives due to the generous support of the community we serve and partners like you. If you would like to contribute, there are different ways you can do so, including:
Monetary Donations
Just $25 sends a child to school prepared with the supplies they need. If you would like to contribute financially to the Back to School Drive, click on the donate button below.
You may also send a check to our office. Please make the check to Partnership for Strong Families and write Back to School in the memo line. Checks can be sent to:
Partnership for Strong Families
Attn: Patty Carroll
5950 NW 1st Place, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607
Supply Donations
- Businesses and organizations throughout North Central Florida have generously agreed to house our donation bins for anyone to drop off school supplies. If your organization would like to host a donation bin, get in touch today!
- Purchase school supplies on our Amazon Wishlist: If you would like to purchase school supplies from the comfort of your own computer, shop using our Amazon Wishlist, and they will be delivered to our office. To access our Wishlist, click here.
For more information on our Back to School Drive or sign up to participate, contact Patty Carroll at 352-359-8169 or Patricia.Carroll@pfsf.org.
This two-day conference will be simulcast live on April 5 and April 6 from Ft. Worth Texas. The Empowered to Connect Conference features practical teaching in a safe and supportive community as we work to equip families churches and professionals to better serve children who are impacted by adoption and foster Care. It features Trust Based Relational Intervention ® TBRI® methods developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. The content is ideal for adoptive and foster parents, those who are supporting and supporting others including social workers, agency professionals, church staff, ministry leaders, teachers, counselors and therapists.
The event will be hosted from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on April 5 and 6 in Lake City, Fl. To register, email Christ-Lynn.Smith@pfsf.org. Cost is $27 in advance or $40.00 at the door. A light breakfast will be provided. Lunch is on your own. Childcare will not be provided.
November is #NationalAdoptionMonth and Partnership for Strong Families is recognizing our amazing adoptive parents and advocating for the need for more adoptive families in our area. We are partnering with Selfless Love Foundation, Florida Coalition for Children (FCC), Florida Department of Children and Families, the Governor’s Office of Adoption and Child Protection, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and other child advocates and taking part in the #OneHeartOneHome campaign.
Calling all superheroes! Partnership for Strong Families is hosting its fourth annual Superhero 5K Run/Walk on November 3! Registration on the day of the event will begin at 7:00 a.m. and the race will begin at 8:30 a.m. Our Superhero 5K is a family-friendly event that invites superheroes of all ages and experience levels to dress as their favorite superhero and race to the finish. Funds raised from this event will go toward finding forever families for children awaiting their permanent homes. Grab your cape and join us as we work to find forever homes for the deserving children in our care!
Each year, PSF works with more than 150 community
partners and donors to provide holiday “wishes” to every child in our care. Having experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment, many of the youth in our care will spend the holidays away from home. Wish Upon a Star (WUAS) provides an opportunity for the community to add some joy to their holiday. To learn more or to sponsor a child, please email Jacob.Clore@pfsf.org or to provide monetary support donate here!
Click here to download the WUAS 2021 flyer!
Join us for a fundraiser to benefit the Tri-County Community Resource Center (TCCRC) and Tri-County Community Resources, PSF’s partner at TCCRC! Guests will enjoy live music, raffles and chef samplings!
Help us make sure the kids in our care have everything they need for a successful school year! You can help by donating items at our office, making a monetary contribution or purchasing items from our Amazon Wishlist! For more information, please contact Mikaela.David@pfsf.org or download the Back to School Drive Flyer.
