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Your donation helps us provide critical, life-changing support to individuals and families facing crisis, trauma and mental health challenges. Miss the annual appeal in the mail? Check out our card here.

Giving online is easy through our PayPal page or on Venmo at @Foundation2CrisisServices. Learn more about giving options on our website.

Holiday Giving Tree

The individuals and families we serve are often experiencing some of the toughest times in their lives. During the holiday season, we partner with our community to help provide a little extra comfort and enjoyment. We sincerely appreciate you for being part of that effort!

We have a holiday giving tree located in the lobby of our headquarters building, 305 2nd Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. Each tag is a wish list from clients we serve, including youth at our youth shelter and young people who have aged out of foster care.

Wishlist items include

• T-shirts (Adult sizes S-XL)
• Boxers (Adult sizes S-XL)
• Pajamas (Adult sizes S-L)
• Drawing pads & colored pencils
• MP3 players & headphones
• Individually wrapped snacks
• Sweatshirts and sweatpants (Adult sizes S-2XL)
• Teen self-care and hygiene products
• Hoodies (Adult sizes S-L)
• Gift cards for gas or grocery stores

You can also shop our agency Amazon Wishlist here or our Youth Shelter wish list here. Items can be directly delivered to our headquarters location, saving you a trip!

Stuff the Truck

For Giving Tuesday, we are partnering with the Junior League of Cedar Rapids to host Stuff the Truck. This annual drive collects items for the Apartment in a Suitcase project for young people who have aged out of Iowa’s foster care system. Each Apartment in a Suitcase includes approximately $800 worth of basic living supplies for the young person’s first apartment.

We will be at Craft’d Coffee (333 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401) from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 to Stuff the Truck, helping youth who have aged out of foster care! We invite you to join us.