Foster closet organization

When we became foster parents 16 years ago, we had little to no support. But, we knew God had called us to foster. We live in Spartanburg County, which currently has more kids in foster care than any other county in South Carolina. When we began, we were disheartened by the lack of attention given to foster care and the lack of support for foster care parents. Recognizing a need, we began P.S. I Love You Ministries. It started as a church ministry where we provided childcare for monthly…

In October I shared some of the issues and plans I have used to make my laundry for an army more manageable. In November I shared some of my dreams and plans as well as my then current modifications to my family closet. Today, I share the final results, pictures and all. Here is my Family Closet. I am sure you noticed that there were no "before" pictures. I know everyone loves to see "before" the makeover so they can appreciate the difference. However, I was too embarrassed to take, let…

Genius Little girls closet organization ideas! When everything has a place, it's SO much easier to keep things clean... for mom AND kids!

DIY toy boxes are often higher quality than premade options, and you can customize the dimensions to fit your space.

Last year, our 2011 "Foster Friday" panel wrote about always being prepared as a foster parent. I never got around to adding my tidbits of advice, so I thought for this week's "Foster Friday" Tips, I would give you guys my practical guide on how I prepare and maintain a logistical "level of readiness" between placements. What Large Gear Do I Keep On-Hand? Because I generally only foster infants and toddlers (although I'm increasing my age with my next placement), most of my gear and…

The Pantry and How I Organized Annoying Wire Shelves to keep things from falling over and orderly so I could easily find what is needed

How to Build a Hygiene Supply Basket for Children in Foster Care Fill out the form below to receive your PDF download to learn how to gather the necessities and deliver them to children in need.

As we are preparing our house to open back up for foster placements, I am reviewing all of the things I could have done better the f...

How I used the ELFA closet system to completely transform my best friends' play room in just one afternoon.

I can still hear these words like it was yesterday. Mom yelling….“Michael Anthony Foti, hang up your clothes!” And if your mom was like mine, when she added your middle name (or started counting) you knew your were in big trouble (and to this day, I still can’t figure out why ‘counting’ worked, but I digress).And while I know I caused my parents less gray hair than my older and more mischievous brother Frank, this still didn’t always make me the neatest in cleaning my room. And when I look…