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Donate and Volunteer for Foster Care
Make a difference for babies, children, teenagers, and sibling groups who are temporarily in foster care. From planning something special for children at our Child Haven emergency shelter, to helping Peggy’s Attic provide care packages to children during their time of initial placement, to supporting special foster care events- there are endless ways to help our County’s most vulnerable children.
Child Haven
Child Haven is the Clark County Family Services emergency shelter for babies, children, and teens in foster care. Child Haven serves as an interim shelter for children as Clark County Family Services works to identify an appropriate longer term placement option, such as a relative, kinship, or licensed foster family.
Child Haven staff provide children a nurturing environment and access to critical needs including medical, mental health, independent skills, educational assistance, and positive reinforcement.
Donate Items to Child Haven
Child Haven accepts brand new items for donation. The most needed items year-round are below.
- Jackets
- Socks, underwear, boxers, bras
- T-shirts, socks, hoodies, fannie packs
- Personal care items: Hair products, braiding products, detangler, black rubber bands, make-up, nail products, beauty products, body spray, lotions, toothbrush, and toothpaste
- Learning Toys: Vtech & Fisher Price
- Sports equipment: basketballs, footballs, football gloves, knee pads, elbow pads, volleyballs, soccer balls, etc.
- Activity kits: beads, bracelets, paint sets, Lego sets, Kinetic Sand, coloring books, crayons, pop-its, slime kits
- Art supplies: canvases, acrylic paint, paint brushes, pastel chalk, sketch books etc.
- Technology Toys: Remote Control Cars, drones and helicopters, planes, MP3/MP4 players, small blue tooth speakers, headphones
Please note: Donations of bikes are not currently accepted due to storage issues. Child Haven does not allow razors, pencil sharpeners, mouthwash, or hand sanitizer due to safety concerns.
Contact: 702-455-5350
Plan something special for children at Child Haven
Create a meaningful opportunity for children and teens in foster care who are temporarily living in our emergency shelter, Child Haven. Our Child Haven team works with community partners to host giveaway events, themed parties, athletic activities, monthly workshops, or other impactful opportunities for children ages 0-18 years old.
Our number of children at Child Haven varies, but events are typically planned for 60-100 children.
To start planning a special event or activity for children at Child Haven, please complete the Community Outreach Event Application.
Community-Outreach-Event-Application.pdf
If your team will be on Child Haven campus for your special opportunity, your volunteers will need to complete a background check.
Spend time volunteering at Child Haven
There are different categories of volunteering at Child Haven:
- Event-Based or As-Needed Volunteering: Perfect for those with limited flexibility. Event-based volunteers can come to volunteer when an event is available and open to all volunteers. Those who do event-based volunteering sometimes host their own events with other groups. Event or as-needed volunteers will need to complete a background check.
- Regular Volunteering: Ideal for those who can commit to volunteering a few hours every week, for a minimum commitment of six months. Regular volunteers will need to complete a full background check, fingerprinting, and TB testing.
Child Haven processes new volunteers on an as-needed basis. If you would like to stay on file, please complete the Child Haven Volunteer Interest Form. Our staff will notify you when we have the need and openings for additional volunteers.
Otherwise, if you are looking for immediate volunteer opportunities, we encourage you to schedule a volunteer shift time at Peggy’s Attic or sign up for emails to volunteer at foster care events.
Visitor Safety at Child Haven
Every visitor to Child Haven must submit a Child Haven Visitor Agreement. Maintaining privacy and confidentiality is vital to protecting both the safety of the children and the privacy of the families served by Clark County Family Services.
Peggy’s Attic
Peggy's Attic is a compassionate community-driven donation center dedicated to supporting Clark County's most vulnerable children. Serving babies, children, and teenagers entering foster care through Clark County Family Services, Peggy's Attic provides essential care packages when children are placed into protective custody with few or no personal belongings.
Operating entirely through community generosity and public donations, Peggy's Attic supplies clothing, personal care items, and age-appropriate necessities for children ages 0-18. The center accepts gently used and new clothing, shoes, pajamas, personal care products, baby supplies including diapers and wipes.
Donate Essential Items for Children Entering Foster Care
Clark County Family Services does not receive funding for the critical services Peggy’s Attic provides. We rely solely on the generosity of community partners and general public to help supply these basic necessities. While we accept very gently used clothing and shoes for ages 0-18, we love getting NEW clothing, shoes, pajamas, personal care items, and baby care items, like diapers and wipes as well.
Donations must be scheduled in advance, during Peggy’s Attic business hours.
You will receive the address and directions to Peggy’s Attic once you schedule your donation. Please call Peggy's Attic at (702) 455-5424 if you have questions. *Please note that we do not offer pick up service.
Lend a hand
Make a difference by volunteering at Peggy’s Attic as an individual or a group. Volunteers help by:
- Sorting and organizing donations
- Assisting with care packages
- Preparing special event materials
Community members and organizations come together to host special events for the 3000+ babies, children, and teens in foster care in Clark County Family Services.
Events include:
- Spring Egg Hunt & Foster Family Resource Fair
- Graduation Celebration & Future Success Fair
- Back-to-School Gear Giveaway for Foster Care
- GIVE JOY Holiday Toy & Gift Card Drive.
To see our current foster care event needs, please visit the Proud Partners of Clark County Foster Care.
Please check our Proud Partners of Clark County Foster Care page for current foster care event volunteer opportunities.