Help a child Today!
Donate Monthly
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
How to Get Involved
Find the best way to support Carrying Hope
Attend A Carrying Hope Event
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Fostering Love Gala
Carrying Hope’s Annual Fostering Love Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a heartfelt night that will directly benefit children in the foster care system. This year’s event is slated for Thursday, March 31, at Springdale Station in Austin. Tickets are sold out but sponsorship and underwriter opportunities are still available!
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Houston's Inaugural Fundraiser
Carrying Hope Houston’s Inaugural Fundraiser takes place on Thursday, May 5, at the White Rhino Patio and Cocktail Bar in Houston. We hope you will join us! Find out more, purchase tickets and learn about sponsorship opportunities here!
July, 2022
Summer Hope Pack Drive
Carrying Hope’s Summer Hope Pack Drive takes place in early July in both Austin and Houston. We invite the community and families to make a special Hope Pack for another child, bring it to our family-friendly event and have some fun for a great cause! Details will be announced in June. Stay informed here!
Interested in becoming a delivery driver?
Sign up to become a driver for the Austin, Houston or Central Texas area.
Sign up here!
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. Â
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.Â
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
Hope Packs Distributed to Children in Foster Care
Hope Packs Distributed Every Day in 2021
$ 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.Â
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.Â

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
We LOVE Our Board!
Interested in joining the best nonprofit board in the business? Carrying Hope has a limited number of openings for new members on both our Austin and Houston boards! Read about some of our amazing board members at: https://carryinghope.org/board-of-directors/ If you...
National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month, and this month Carrying Hope will be spotlighting our various programs that benefit marginalized youth in care. As an inclusive organization and LGBTQ+ ally, we strive to reflect the youth we serve by doing the following: -...
Bringing Hope to the Hospitals
“Hope Packs have been invaluable to our patients needing resources,” a NICU & Women’s Health Social Worker at St. David’s Medical Center told Carrying Hope when requesting more Hope Packs to provide to babies going home with moms and families with very limited...
5th Annual Fostering Love Gala
We are still basking in the glow of Carrying Hope's fifth annual Fostering Love Gala at Springdale Station in East Austin, which raised a record-breaking amount that will allow us to greatly expand our services for children in foster care throughout Texas. Want to get...
Deliver Hope to Foster Kids!
Looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity that allows you to deliver HOPE where it's needed most? Carrying Hope is in need of additional volunteer delivery drivers who can help us get much-needed Hope Packs into the hands of the kids who need them as quickly as...
Hello from Carrying Hope!
Just learning about Carrying Hope? We wanted to tell those of you who are new here a little bit of background about Carrying Hope. Carrying Hope was founded by Kristin, right, a foster and adoptive mom of six, and Mauri, a CASA advocate and mom of three, in 2016 with...
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