Rainie’s operations are dependent upon community donations (durable goods and financial) as well as a variety of grants and fundraising projects.  The involvement of numerous organizations and congregations (fundraising, clothing drives, volunteer time) has expanded Rainie’s Foster Closet to a collaborative, community effort; no longer a sole ministry of a few!  Rainie’s holds our independent 501c3 tax exempt status opening avenues for corporate donations and grants. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity.

NOTE:  All group/large donations (durable goods and financial) to be reviewed and approved by Rainie’s team in advance.  Phone or text #716-465-8697 or #716-316-9043 for scheduling and capacity guidelines.  

SPONSORS

Rainie’s extends a sincere, heartfelt thank you to ALL who have made our foster/kinship mission a collaborative, community effort! While our Angel Team is large, following is a small sample of Rainie’s recent benefactors…

♥ Rainie’s continues to work in partnership with St. Peter’s UCC as our congregational host. St. Peter’s Council and individual members support Rainie’s with physical space on church premises as well as spreading the word of our community mission.

♥ Riefler Enablement Fund – Rainie’s has been the recipient of the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024 ministry grants.

♥ East Hill Foundation – Rainie’s Foster Closet honored recipient of 2024 NT Grant supporting our Children’s Essentials & Gear Project (2024/2025) – www.easthillfdn.org.

♥ Oliver’s Corner (New Books & Toys) – Founded by the Boyd Family in May 2024, in memory of their Son Oliver (May 2021 – Feb. 2023). Oliver’s Corner enables foster/kinship children to select a new toy and book during each visit to Rainie’s Foster Closet (4x/year)! Ongoing support/donations provided by the Boyd Family through their annual fundraising efforts.

♥ Loyal Order of Moose (Tonawanda Chapter) – Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser benefitting Rainie’s Foster Closet.

♥ United Protection Services – Corporate donation.

♥ Porsha’s Project – Initiated by Elizabeth Woods as her ‘journey of giving’ in memory of her Chihuahua named Porsha. Porsha’s Project (in conjunction with Bills Mafia Babes & other benefactors) enables foster/kinship children to receive a duffel bag on their first visit to Rainie’s Foster Closet – no more paper bags to carry their precious belongings! Porsha’s Project: Loss of dog drives journey of giving for Falls woman | Local News | niagara-gazette.com

♥ PayPal – Confidential/Anonymous financial contributions facilitated using ‘DONATE’ buttons located on all pages of Rainie’s website!

Giving Campaigns

♥ Rainies Foster Closet, Inc.’s Single-use/One-owner Donation Campaign is accepting physical and financial donations of items which must be new or like-new versus used – undergarments, underwear, diapers, socks, shoes/boots/sneakers, car and booster seats, mattresses, personal care necessities, etc… Children of all ages typically come into foster and kinship environments with (literally) ‘only the clothes on their backs,’ often too big or too small and inappropriate or insufficient for the season or their age. For perspective, put yourself in the position of… not having underwear or a clean diaper to put on your child, asking your pre-teen daughter to wear someone else’s bra, installing a ‘hand-me-down’ car seat not knowing if it’s been misused or in an accident, not having the time or financial means to change these circumstances!  Simply stated, Single-use/One-owner Donations insure no child will go without the necessities required from them to be safe, healthy, and warm.

♥ Rainie’s Family-Fun Social Event Project requests sponsors and donations toward social outings providing our foster families the opportunity to interact with and get to know others in similar circumstances. Our goal/objective is to provide additional, expanded opportunities for social engagement at NO COST to our foster/kinship families – Movie Night at the Theater, Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Decorating, Breakfast with Santa, Easter Egg and Basket Treasure Hunt, Family Picnic with Fun & Games, etc… As crucial as classroom instruction and love/guidance are to a child’s overall development, their social environment is just as essential. It’s where children learn basic social skills, language, and imagination. They find their first bit of freedom and get to exercise their social muscles! They begin to build self-confidence and learn to stand on their own two feet in the world! Socialization is critical to a well-rounded education. In short – let our kids be kids with other kids! Rainie’s is excited to host Family Fun Social Events thus participating in our children’s essential social development.