Hope Chest for Kids (HCFK) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Missouri. The corporation is distributing scholarship awards to selected students to support and encourage post-secondary education; provide benevolent financial assistance; holiday giving; the opportunity to play musical instruments; graduation expenses,etc. donating items; transitional housing to young adults and summer camps for foster children. To provide education and assistance to caregivers and promote licensing of more foster/adoptive families.

Our organization exists to honor God and build a better world by serving children and strengthening families...

Our Mission is to Provide Children and Caregivers With The Following Services:

• goods and services to foster children, biological families and foster families.
• emphasis on providing for basic needs such as food, clothing and assistance with transitional housing to foster children who have aged out of the foster system and at-risk children and single moms
• provide informational resources about child abuse and neglect
• referrals to necessary charitable resources
• individual and group tutoring sessions to foster children
• special emphasis camps, holiday giving and special birthday celebrations
• extracurricular activities, i.e., art, dance, sports and music scholarships
• develop alliances with and provide resources for children's organizations, i.e., group and foster homes, social services, other outreach programs
• training to foster and adoptive families

http://www.hopechestforkids.com