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How You Can Help Build a Safer Community
Become part of the Kids Kottage family today and help keep a child safe. We rely on the support of our community to care for children when home is not an option.
Help us provide a safe environment for children in times of crisis and a temporary home where children can rest, play, and receive professional care.
Protecting Childhood, One Month at a Time
By building a community of 400 monthly donors by 2029, we can create the consistent support needed to keep Kids Kottage open, prepared, and ready at all times. This foundation allows us to look ahead, with a long-term vision of expanding to 40 beds by 2040.
This ensures we can meet the needs of more children, now and in the years ahead.
Join the 400 Circle and start your monthly donation today!
Since 1995, Kids Kottage has been part of our community, and in the past year alone we have....
Kids Kottage is a crucial community resource bridging the gap between crisis and stability. We provide short-term care until a child can return home safely or move toward a stable arrangement.
Help us provide an environment where a child’s voice is the most important one in the room.
Impact of your Donations
$25
Nutritious Food for Hungry Tummies
Because no child should go hungry.
Food scarcity is a lived reality for so many children who arrive at the Kottage. Your gift provides a child in our care with three nutritious meals and three healthy snacks for a day, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need to grow, heal, and thrive. Every meal offers comfort, stability, and the reassurance that someone cares.
$50
Welcome a Child to the Kottage
Because every child deserves to feel loved.
Children come to us during some of the most difficult moments of their young lives. To help children feel safe they get their choice of a special stuffed animal friend to call their own. Your gift also helps welcome a child with all they need including fresh clothing, pajamas, shoes, personal care items, and cozy bedding. Theseessential items ensure children feel welcomed and cared for from the moment they arrive.
$100
Infant Essentials for 24 Hours
Because babies deserve comfort and care.
Babies in our care require specialized attention and supplies every day. Your gift provides the items needed to care for an infant - including formula, diapers, clean clothing, bath supplies, soothing comforts, medications, and a safe place to sleep. These necessities help ensure babies remain comfortable, nourished, and cared for around the clock.
$250
Sweet Dreams & Nighttime Comfort
Because peaceful nights help children heal.
Bedtime can be especially difficult for a young child in crisis. Your gift helps provide nurturing, trauma- informed care, including warm baths, clean pajamas, bedtime stories, a welcoming bedroom, and attentive overnight supervision from our experienced child care staff. The familiar routines help children feel safe, secure, and cared for as they settle in for a restful night’s sleep.
$600
Shelter a Child for a Day
Because safety changes everything.
Children in crisis need more than a safe place to stay. Your gift provides a child with 24 hours of shelter and expert care in our safe, accredited, home-like environment. This includes nutritious meals, clean clothing, medication support, emotional care, nurturing routines, and around-the-clock supervision from our trauma- informed team. Through every hour of the day, children receive the safety, stability, and support they need during a difficult time.
$1,000
Toys, Educational Resources & Special Celebrations
Because children grow & heal through play.
Children in our care need opportunities to learn, play, and create. Your gift provides a week of educational resources, developmental activities, therapeutic play opportunities, books, toys, creative supplies, and special celebrations. This helps support healthy development and emotional well-being while helping children learn, build confidence, and create joyful memories.
$2,500
Family Crisis Support & Prevention
Because helping a child often begins with helping a family.
Children arrive at the Kottage because their families are experiencing crisis. Your gift helps support the professional intervention, family support, and community coordination required to keep children safe while families access the services and resources they need. Working alongside caregivers and community partners, our experienced team helps strengthen families, reduce future crises, and create better outcomes for children.
Today, you can protect a child in need and give hope for their future
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