The Town of Fairview has joined the annual shoe drive held by Foster Friends, a nonprofit group that provides comfort items for children in foster care in Collin County, to help prepare children served by the organization for the coming school year.
Hundreds of children are in foster care in Collin County at any given time. The volunteer board of Foster Friends reviews applications submitted by Child Protective Services on behalf of the caregivers who need help providing items beyond basic necessities for foster children placed in their homes. The goal is to help 650 children this year.
Foster Friends is seeking new, closed-toe shoes of all sizes, including shoes in toddler and adult sizes.
Drop off your donation by July 10 into a box inside Town Hall, 372 Town Place, or at either Fairview fire station (510 S. State Highway 5 or 1200 Stacy Road).
Want to do more? Foster Friends will need assistance sorting donated shoes and is seeking volunteers to help with the annual back-to-school event in early August at the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center in Plano.
For more information or to volunteer, email Terri Green at [email protected] or Sue Reeves at [email protected].
