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No matter the season, the need never ends for children in the foster care system. Your recurring monthly donation allows us to provide ongoing support in the form of Hope Packs and most-needed items to the children, youth and teens who need it most.
Help A Child Today!
No matter the season, the need never ends for children in the foster care system. Your donation allows us to provide ongoing support in the form of Hope Packs and most-needed items to the children, youth and teens who need it most.
Sponsor A Child
A Hope Pack is often the first thing to provide comfort to a child on what is often the worst day of his, her or their life. You can help make sure that every child who is entering the foster care system in Texas has a fresh start by sponsoring Hope Packs for babies, children and teens in care.
Carrying Hope Programs
Carrying Hope is Changing the Narrative for Youth in Foster Care
Hair + Hope Program
The Hair + Hope program helps to fulfill the frequently neglected basic needs of African-American and biracial youths in foster care while also supporting and fully compensating stylists from predominately Black-, woman-owned salons who share their time and talent to support youths in care.
For $200, you can “sponsor a style” for a child or teen in foster care who is in need of hair-care services. Your donation includes full payment and tip for the stylist who performs the service – which typically takes 3+ hours at minimum -- as well as a hygiene kit for the child or teen in care that will include items such as a bonnet, edge comb, gel, oil, shampoo, conditioner and lotion appropriate for African-American and biracial youths in care.
Hope’s Home

Young adults who are aging out of the foster care system face a harsh reality, with one in four becoming homeless within two years of leaving care. Hope’s Home, Carrying Hope’s Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Program, is an extended voluntary foster care placement for young adults ages 18-21 who have aged out of foster care.
How to Get Involved
Find the best way to support Carrying Hope
Organize A Corporate Drive
You’re in good company! Whether it’s a 10-person packing drive in our office or a 600-employee corporate drive, there are many ways to get involved with Carrying Hope.
Attend A Carrying Hope Event
Carrying Hope's Annual Summer Drives




Fall 2023
Houston Fall Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Carrying Hope Houston’s inaugural fundraiser on May 5! We had so much fun at this Cinco de Mayo-themed event raising funds to expand Carrying Hope Houston’s programming! Special thanks to White Rhino for hosting this incredible evening, and to our amazing sponsors and hardworking Houston committee!
December 2023
Hope For the Holidays
From the smell of hot cocoa that wafts through the air to the shimmer of holiday lights that adorn front lawns, there’s no time quite as magical as the holidays. But for children in the foster care system who are away from everything they’ve ever known, the holidays can be stressful and lonely.
Carrying Hope has four wonderful ways that you can help make the holidays merry and bright for foster children this holiday season!
March, 2024
Hope Blooms Gala
We hope you will join us for Carrying Hope’s 6th Annual Gala, Hope Blooms, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Springdale Station!
Purchase your tickets now and find out about our exciting sponsorship and underwriting opportunities RIGHT HERE!
Funds raised at our annual gala will enable Carrying Hope to significantly expand our reach across Texas, ensure that every child entering the foster care system arrives with a Hope Pack filled with everything he/she/they needs for the first 48 hours in care, and help us sustain our new transitional housing program for youth who are aging out of care.
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Gender-Inclusive Hope Packs
Carrying Hope strives to ensure that our Hope Packs contain a range of items that reflect the diversity and interests of the children we serve, including those who are part of the LGBTQ community. Want to make a gender-inclusive Hope Pack? Purchase items from our Inclusive Wishlist or swap gender-specific items for gender-neutral items in any age Hope Pack.
Request a Hope Pack
If you are an agency or a caregiver in need of Hope Packs, we are here to help!
Make A Donation
Mission Impact
Every dollar you give to Carrying Hope will positively impact the lives of children in foster care across Texas. From helping us to purchase Hope Pack supplies to allowing us to expand our services and programming, your donations are much needed and much appreciated.
Hope Pack Distributions YOY
- 550 Hope Packs in 2016
- 1200 Hope Packs in 2017
- 1563 Hope Packs in 2018
- 2700 Hope Packs in 2019
- 4010 Hope Packs in 2020
- 5000 Hope Packs in 2021
- 6000 Hope Packs in 2022
Hope Packs Distributed to Children in Foster Care
Hope Packs Distributed Every Day in 2023
$ Spent Directly on Foster Care Children
How You Can Help

Carrying Hope is always in need of volunteers willing to help serve our mission and further our cause. From large-scale corporate events that create hundreds of Hope Packs at a time to community drives to family service projects, there are plenty of ways for you to get involved.
Here are three of our most popular ways to help:
THE “HOPE ALL YEAR” GIFT: $600
Your gift of $600 will provide Hope Packs to more than a half-dozen children who are entering the foster care system.
THE “SIBLING HOPE” GIFT: $200
Your gift of $200 will provide Hope Packs for a sibling group that is entering the foster care system.
THE “CLASSIC HOPE” GIFT:$85
Your gift of $85 will provide 1 Hope Pack to a child who is entering the foster care system.

No matter the season, the need never ends for children in the foster care system. Your recurring monthly donation allows us to provide ongoing support in the form of Hope Packs and most-needed items to the children, youth and teens who need it most.
Short on time? Purchase a Hope Pack! Every pack is brimming with adorable comfort items and essentials for a child entering the foster care system, providing them with some much-needed comfort and hope in a moment of crisis.

Carrying Hope is thrilled to have a larger-than-life mascot, Hope the Hedgehog, who adores spending time with children and adults alike! You’ll frequently see her making new friends, passing out stickers and collecting Hope Pack items at Carrying Hope events. She’s also available for birthday parties, office visits and more!
Carrying Hope News
Corporate Hope Pack Event with Carrying Hope
We had so much fun with StellarFi during a recent corporate Hope Pack event when they partnered with Carrying Hope to create 60 Hope Packs for little ones in foster care. StellarFi is a public benefit corporation, which means that being of service is at the core of...
HOPE BLOOMS GALA 3-23-23
Check out this selection of shots captured by our amazing photographer Ross Lucksinger Photography at our sixth annual Hope Blooms Gala at Springdale Station on March 23, 2023. Our annual gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and funds raised at this year's...
Sixth Annual Fundraising Gala: Hope Blooms
There's still time to purchase tickets or become a sponsor for Carrying Hope's 2023 fundraising gala! We are so excited about our 6th annual gala "Hope Blooms" which will take place on 3-23-23 at Springdale Station and we hope you will be a part of this magical night...
Hope’s Home
Carrying Hope was elated and deeply humbled to host a housewarming party and ribbon cutting at Hope's Home, our new transitional housing project that will serve as a place of peace and comfort for youth who are aging out of the foster care system. We have been working...
Hope for the Holidays Houston
This past weekend, Carrying Hope was honored to be able to provide some extra holiday joy to 50 very deserving kiddos in foster care all across Houston. While the holidays are a magical time for many, for children in the foster care system who are away from everything...
Hope for the Holidays High Tea
It's the most wonderful time of year, and we were thrilled to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon at our Holiday High Tea honoring some very deserving special guests. This year, Carrying Hope decided to treat 50 amazing children and teens in foster care from across the...
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