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Help kids in foster care celebrate their birthdays! Most kids look forward to their birthday all year. However, for the more than 2,000 children in foster care in Milwaukee County, birthdays are often forgotten. In times of upheaval, your family can help spread joy by assembling birthday kits filled with everything a child needs to celebrate their special day.

Kids Matter Inc., an organization that supports kinship and foster children, will distribute all the birthday kits.

Activities

We will start the day with a fun story and then decorate special birthday crowns and design birthday cards to include in our kits. Then, kids and their caregivers will work to pick out cake mix, frosting, sprinkles, balloons, candles, and a gift.

A huge thank you to Cream City Reporting, LLC for their generous toy donation. And a big shoutout to Herb Kohl Philanthropies Homegrown Grant and the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors for helping fund this project.

Impact

Kids will learn how to help support other kids going through a difficult time. They will gain an understanding of how a small act of giving can have a big impact.

When & Where

Monday, Sept. 28 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

North Shore Library – Community Room

711 Grace St., Bayside, WI 53217

Registration Information

Participant Cap: 30 kids

Age: All ages

Questions: If you have any questions, contact erin@kicmke.org.

Cancellations: Please email erin@kicmke.org if you are no longer able to participate.

Our Partner

Kids Matter Inc.: Kids Matter is an organization that supports kinship and foster children. Nearly 100 children in Milwaukee County are removed from their homes each month because they are deemed unsafe, according to Children’s Wisconsin. Kids Matter Inc. believes that every child needs someone in their corner. Through staff and volunteers, Kids Matter makes sure that children and their foster families get the support they need. Learn more about Kids Matter Inc. on their website.