COBYS Kids’ Closet

Moving into the foster care system can be an anxious time for a child and their new family. You can help COBYS ease this transition by donating items to our Kids’ Closet.

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Kids’ Closet Needs List

Each foster child coming into care receives a backpack filled with clothes, personal care items, a Bible, and more. Your generous gift of any of the items listed below will be put to good use by a child entering the comfort of a stable, loving home.

We stock only new items for the essential items listed below — no used items, please.

  • Preemie through sizes 14/16
  • Drawstring bags for toiletries
  • Shampoo/conditioner
  • Toothbrush, toothpaste
  • Deodorant
  • Body wash  
  • Multicultural hair products
  • Combs and/or brushes
  • Lotion
  • Body wash
  • Shampoo
  • Diapers
  • Wipes
  • Pull-Ups
  • Dr. Brown’s bottles
  • Baby blankets/swaddles
  • Pacifiers
  • Toddler-sized
  • Teen-sized

If you plan to donate specific items, please email Janice Burkhart to ensure they are needed at this time.

If you have other clothes and items not on this list, please consider donating them to Unlocked Closet, who provides free items to families who foster and adopt.

Plan a Supply Drive

COBYS is grateful to the churches, schools, businesses, and other groups who organize drives to help “stock the closet” for our foster care and adoption community. If your organization would like to plan your own Kids’ Closet supply drive, please contact Anne Stokes to coordinate.

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