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Follow on Google News | Catholic Community Foundation Grant Propels Success at Chosen's Family ClosetsFunding leads to significant growth in visits, and items gifted to foster and adoptive families, from two locations
By: Chosen Inc. The funding helped Chosen's West Allis Family Closet, along with a sister operation in Waukesha, experience a significant increase of traffic. Chosen is a non-profit ministry dedicated to supporting and educating about foster and adoptive parenting. Its Family Closets provide free clothing and children's items for foster and adoptive families. Since receipt of the Catholic Community Foundation grant, the two Family Closets have seen notable upticks in visits and activity:
"We are tremendously appreciative of the support that Catholic Community Foundation has given Chosen," said Karen Schlindwein (https://www.choseninlove.org/ Dedicated to "Fostering Forever Families," Chosen seeks to educate the public about the impact of adoption and fostering, and provide spiritual, material, and emotional support to families who have chosen these oft-misunderstood paths. Chosen shares resource referrals to other organizations and professionals to help meet the needs of adoptive and foster families. Since its founding in 2016, Chosen has served more than 600 families from 13 southeastern Wisconsin counties, caring for more than 1,225 foster or adopted children. Its two Family Closets have given away more than 50,000 items to families since May 2017. More information about Chosen is available at www.choseninlove.org, by calling (262) 724-6736, or following on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ End
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