BTBcs Together
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About Bcs Together
When a child enters foster care, the practical needs can arrive fast. In Bryan, BCS Together helps foster, adoptive, kinship, and CPS-referred biological families find essentials, trusted relationships, and community support, from free diapers and car seats at The Closet to mentoring through Families Count. The Closet serves 400 families annually, while CarePortal has met $984,647 in economic impact and Families Count has had 70 graduates. Your gift helps make sure families have support that reaches beyond a single moment.
BCS Together connects everyday help with longer-term support for families involved in the foster-care system. Families can find free essentials at The Closet, kinship coaching and support through Kinship Connection, scholarships through The Thrive Project, and community help coordinated through CarePortal.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
The Closet
A community-donated and stocked resource providing diapers, toys, clothing, car seats, and other immediate needs at no charge to foster, adoptive, kinship, and CPS-referred biological families.
CarePortal
A connecting technology that alerts nearby churches and community members to needs submitted by child-serving professionals so they can help local children and families in real time.
Kinship Connection
Direct services and tangible resources for kinship caregivers, including training, support groups, mental health services, Kinship Night Out, support events, and kinship coaching.
The Thrive Project
A scholarship program for children in adoptive and kinship care that supports therapy, sports, art, and music.
Families Count
A seven-week, court-approved parenting class for parents involved in the foster system who are seeking permanency with their children. Each parent is paired with a mentor, and dinner is provided at every class.
Child Protective Services Support
Appreciation events and community support for local Child Protective Services workers.
Family Events
Events including the Back to School Bash, Mom’s Support Group, Kinship Night Out, Fall Festival, and Photos With Santa for foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
Church and Community Partnerships
Collaboration with churches, businesses, agencies, and individuals to provide support, resources, awareness, and opportunities for engagement in the local foster system.
About this work
Mission
BCS Together ensures no one has to care for kids alone by providing resources, relationships, and awareness so foster, adoptive, and kinship families thrive.
Who they serve
Foster families, adoptive families, kinship families, CPS-referred biological families, children affected by the foster care system, and child welfare professionals.
Their impact
- The Closet serves 400 families annually.
- CarePortal met $984,647 in economic impact.
- Families Count has had 70 graduates.
How your donation helps
- Providing free clothing, diapers, toys, and baby gear through The Closet.
- Supporting scholarships for therapy, sports, art, and music through The Thrive Project.
- Meeting real-time needs for children and families through CarePortal.
- Providing resources, food, childcare, and community support through family and kinship events.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Bcs Together’s services.
Families can access support based on the program. Foster, adoptive, kinship, and CPS-referred biological families can receive free items through The Closet. Kinship caregivers can request information about Kinship Connection services, support events, Kinship Night Out, or kinship coaching. Parents seeking permanency can speak with their caseworker about joining Families Count. CarePortal needs are submitted by child-serving professionals and then shared with nearby churches and community members.
In their words
“I am so thankful for this resource. It helps provide for the families that I work with, and I see a difference in their lives from CarePortal.” — Ashlyn, CPS Caseworker
“CarePortal sincerely is a tremendous resource that connects giving individuals and churches with families overcoming some big obstacles.” — Kelsie, CPS Caseworker
“Art gives children in foster care a way to express feelings they can’t always talk about, builds self-esteem, and helps them develop skills (coordination, creativity, visual-spatial)” — Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
“When foster youth participate in extracurricular activities, they experience better school engagement, improved mental health, and higher resilience.” — Taisha Teal Wayrynen, B.A., Simon Fraser University
Grant support
$61,362 from 2 funders · through 2024 (IRS 990 records).
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE BRAZOS — $10,775 (2024)GENERAL SUPPORT
- The Donald and Donna Adam Family Foundation — $5,500 (2024)TO SUPPORT CHILDREN
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE BRAZOS — $10,504 (2023)GENERAL SUPPORT
- THE DONALD AND DONNA ADAM FAMILY — $5,500 (2023)TO SUPPORT CHILDREN
- THE DONALD AND DONNA ADAM FAMILY — $5,000 (2022)TO SUPPORT CHILDREN
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE BRAZOS — $8,407 (2021)GENERAL SUPPORT
- THE DONALD AND DONNA ADAM FAMILY — $5,000 (2021)TO SUPPORT CHILDREN
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE BRAZOS — $10,676 (2020)GENERAL SUPPORT
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Bcs Together has shared.
Current needs
- New or gently used folded and freshly laundered clothing in preemie through youth XL sizes.
- Cleaned and sanitized toys and baby gear.
- Churches to host Families Count classes or provide dinners for existing classes.
- Community Responders to meet real-time CarePortal needs.
- Volunteers and donated creative services such as photography, videography, and art.
Volunteer opportunities
- Closet Donation Sorter, one day a week for one to two hours, sorting donations, organizing The Closet and donation suites, and creating outfits to hang.
- Families Count Mentor, two hours per week for seven weeks, providing prayer and emotional support to a parent working toward reunification.
- CarePortal Community Responder, meeting real-time needs for community members.
- Serving creatively through donated photography, videography, art, or other talents.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who can receive items from The Closet?
The Closet serves foster, adoptive, kinship, and CPS-referred biological families. Families can receive diapers, toys, clothing, car seats, and other items at no charge.
How does CarePortal connect families with help?
A child-serving professional submits a vetted need through CarePortal. Nearby churches and community members are alerted, giving them a way to partner in meeting that need.
What support is available to kinship caregivers?
Kinship Connection offers tangible essentials, training, support groups, mental health services, monthly Kinship Night Out gatherings, support events, and eight sessions of coaching for a kinship parent or counseling for a child in a kinship placement.
How does Families Count work?
Families Count is a seven-week, court-approved parenting class for parents involved in the foster system who are seeking permanency with their children. Each parent is paired with a mentor, and dinner is provided at every class.
What does The Thrive Project scholarship cover?
The Thrive Project offers scholarships for therapy, sports, art, and music for children in adoptive and kinship care.
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