Connect with local child welfare agencies or specific child welfare workers and find out what supplies the children they work with need most often. You may be able to help with toys for visitation rooms; socks and underwear for children with too few clothes; blankets, quilts, and stuffed animals for children as they enter care; car “kits” of books, card games, crayons, coloring books to keep kids busy during transportation; or backpacks and suitcases so children can transport their personal belongings more easily.
