At the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, the events we host are organized to serve our greatest cause: family. Every dollar donated goes directly to our support programs, inevitably uplifting the St. Louis community’s children and families impacted by the foster care system. While we love to have fun and commemorate our successes, our main goal is to be able to assist families for generations to come. By participating in our fundraising events, you are single-handedly contributing to our mission: For Every Child… A Place to Call Home!
There’s always an upcoming event to participate in. Keep reading to see how you can get involved!
Foster Hope Day
Foster Hope Day is a fun, virtual day of giving to benefit children impacted by foster care and the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. You can participate in Foster Hope Day by creating your own fundraising team, where you set your own goal that goes toward the coalition’s overall goal! This fun day also includes raffle prizes for those who donate a minimum of $10! Foster Hope Day raised an astonishing $2.07M on November 14, 2024.
Give STL Day
Give STL Day is a 24-hour online annual giving event benefitting St. Louis and Illinois communities. Give STL Day connects donors and dollars to nonprofits and their funding needs. The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition participates each year – in 2024, we raised $235,000! Thank you, STL!
Save the date for May 8, 2025.
Junior Board Trivia Night
The annual Junior Board Trivia Night is a special evening of movie-themed trivia, food, and fun for the St. Louis community, hosted by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition’s Junior Board. All proceeds go directly toward supporting children in foster care! You can purchase single tickets or tables for eight. Each year, the Junior Board selects a theme to bring trivia night to life—this year’s theme is A Night at the Movies! Guests are encouraged to decorate their tables with their favorite film-inspired flair to add their own Hollywood magic to the night.
Save the date for June 5, 2025.
Hope in a Handbag
Hundreds of fashionable people will gather to support the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition and enjoy drinks, yummy appetizers, and gourmet chocolates while bidding on gorgeous, designer handbags – what could be better?! To top it all off, all proceeds benefit children impacted by foster care. In 2024, Hope in a Handbag raised a smashing $189,808!
Hope in a Handbag will return in 2026.
Foster Hope Day 2024
This year, we celebrated Foster Hope Day in a BIG way, raising an astonishing $2.07M to close out the Coalition's two-year, $10M capital campaign. Now, we can move into our new headquarters, from which we will serve 100% of children entering foster care, quadruple the number of foster parents, and much more! We are extremely [...]
WOW! A Record-Breaking Trivia Night!
We are immensely grateful to everyone who attended our eras-themed trivia night! Your participation made the evening memorable and fun, and your support is invaluable to our mission. We’re even more excited that you attended this 35th Anniversary edition of trivia night, Transforming Lives at 35: Rewriting the Next Chapter of the Foster Care Story [...]
$235,000+ Raised on Give STL Day!
You've made this an unforgettable start to our 35th anniversary. With your incredible support, you've helped us kick off our 35th anniversary by raising over $235,000! Your gift, along with hundreds of like-minded individuals, reaffirms our shared belief that every child deserves the support of a safe, loving family. Your gift will be the catalyst [...]
Thank You for Another Successful Hope in a Handbag!
Thank You for an Incredible Hope in a Handbag; 35th Anniversary Edition! Hope in a Handbag was a HUGE success, and we couldn’t have done it without every single one of you! Heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your support of Hope in a Handbag. Whether you attended, contributed, or simply [...]