NEOFACS TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL FOSTER FAMILY AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT “FILL THE FIRE TRUCK” FOOD DRIVE AND BBQ EVENT
Help Spread Kindness this Thanksgiving by Donating to Those in Need
TIMMINS — On Thursday, October 10, 2019, North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services (NEOFACS) is once again teaming up with the Timmins Fire Department and Timmins Food Bank to host the second annual “Fill the Fire Truck” Food Drive and BBQ, in hopes of recruitment potential foster parents and ensuring families in need don’t go hungry this Thanksgiving.
Community members are being encouraged to come out to Dailey’s Your Independent Grocer on Algonquin from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to donate canned goods and non-perishable food items, in hopes of “Filling a Fire Truck.” Sparky the Fire Dog will be making a guest appearance to help collect donations.
Hots dogs, hamburgers and beverages will also be available for purchase by donation. All proceeds from the event will be going to the Timmins Food Bank.
The event kicks off NEOFACS’ Foster Family Appreciation Week celebrations, which takes place the third full week of October every year. Foster Family Appreciation Week raises awareness about foster care and aims to celebrate and appreciate the invaluable contributions foster parents make to the lives of children and youth in need.
Foster families not only provide a safe, stable home for children and youth in need, they invite them into their family in every sense of the word. Foster families also play a fundamental role in supporting family reunification and building strong communities.
As part of the event, complimentary reusable grocery bags promoting the need for foster parents in Timmins and the surrounding area will be handed out to patrons.
NEOFACS acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by foster parents in opening their hearts and their homes to children and youth in our community. To learn more about fostering with NEOFACS, email foster@neofacs.org, call toll-free 1-800-665-7743 or visit https://www.neofacs.org/foster.
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About NEOFACS:
North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services (NEOFACS) is an integrated agency, providing services to children, youth and their families in the Districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming. Our client-responsive programs and services are innovative, evidence-based, and designed to meet the unique needs of those we serve. Our Agency provides a number of programs and services in the areas of Child Welfare, Child and Youth Mental Health, Residential Services, including Foster Care, Youth Justice and Prevention. For more information, please visit https://www.neofacs.org.
Media Contact:
Mélanie Watson
Communications Coordinator
North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services
705-360-2121
melanie.watson@neofacs.org