Building Self-Esteem with New Clothes for Kids in Foster Care
Replace hand-me-downs with new outfits, shoes, and accessories to help kids and teens in foster care. find new confidence.
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Give a Child in Foster Care New Clothes & New Confidence
Every child deserves to feel good in what they wear. But for many kids in foster care, that’s not the reality. When a child enters foster care, they often arrive with only the clothes on their back—and what follows is usually hand-me-downs and secondhand items that don’t fit, don’t match their style, and quietly remind them of everything they’ve lost.
For kids in care, getting new clothes is one of the few moments where they get to make a choice that restores something foster care so often takes away: identity.
Shopping Sprees give kids that moment.
How Foster Love Shopping Sprees Work
Each Shopping Spree pairs one foster youth with one volunteer for a private, one-on-one shopping trip. Together, they pick out brand-new clothes, shoes, accessories, and hygiene products, chosen entirely by the child, not for them.
It is a small window of time with an outsized effect. Kids walk out with new clothes and with a little more confidence, a little more dignity, and the rare experience of being asked, “What do you want?”
Sponsor Clothes for a Child in Foster Care
Can’t join a Shopping Spree in person? Your donation still puts new clothes directly in a child’s hands.
Gift 1 New Pair Of Shoes
Gift 2 New Outfits
Gift 3 New Outfits
What a Difference a New Outfit Makes
Clothing is one of the simplest, most direct forms of self-expression. For kids who have spent years in hand-me-downs and secondhand items, getting something brand-new and self-chosen can be genuinely life-changing. They:
Build self-confidence – Kids feel proud walking into school in clothes they picked themselves.
Restore dignity – No more wearing whatever was available, even if it didn’t fit.
Create a rare moment of control – A real choice, in a life full of decisions that are made for them, out of their control.
Be A Personal Shopper With Us
Just Show Up, & Shop!
Here’s how it works: You are paired one-on-one with a child in foster care for an hour-long, private shopping experience at stores like H&M, Macy’s, Nike, and JD Sports.
You’ll walk the aisles with them, help them try things on, and let them decide what goes home with them.
For one afternoon, you get to be their personal cheerleader while they pick out clothes and shoes that reflect their style.
Upcoming Shopping Sprees
DEC 6
H&M in Orange, CA
DEC 7
H&M in Los Angeles, CA
DEC 14
H&M in Austin, TX
More dates and locations are added regularly! Check back or join our newsletter to be the first to hear about Sprees in your city.
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