Corporate Partnership
Mobilize Your Team
are you a business or corproate leader looking to partner with CFK?
Did you know that one study of over 2 million employees showed that turnover was reduced by approximately 36% for employees who volunteered time, 39% for employees who donated money, and 57% for employees actively engaged in both company giving and volunteering efforts?
CFK has a unique opportunity to partner in several different ways with local companies in our city. It is our desire to rally around and empower your employees as you pursue ways to engage in Charlotte’s foster community. Listed below are several ways that we are currently or have successfully partnered with local Charlotte businesses and their employees. Check out the opportunities below to get plugged in today or contact us using the form below if you would like to connect further.
Corporate Engagement
Help stabilize families in need…
Our CAREnow program exists to help stabilize youth and families in the child welfare system by meeting immediate, tangible, one-time needs. Below are a few ways to help meet needs through CAREnow on a corporate level.
WHAT: Does your organization have access to some of our most requested CAREnow items (Carseats, clothing, shoes, diapers and baby supplies, beds and mattresses)? We are looking to partner with organizations within our community who are able to provide gift-in-kind donations for new items to help fill CAREnow requests.
HOW: CLICK HERE to contact our CAREnow coordinator.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MEDIUM
WHAT: Host a group serve or “Champion Drive” event to collect gift-in-kind donations for our most needed CAREnow requests.
Our CAREnow program exists to help stabilize youth and families in the child welfare system by meeting immediate, tangible, one-time needs. By hosting a diaper, car seat, school uniform, coat, or shoe drive you can help meet some of our most frequent needs.
HOW: Contact our CAREnow coordinator to receive a “Champion Drive” how-to packet with everything you need to host your event. CLICK HERE to contact our team.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MEDIUM
Host or sponsor a Mentor Match event…
More often than not, kids in care have little to no say in what happens to them. we wanted our mentoring programs to be different. youth in our program make organic connections with mentors at mentor connect events throughout the city and get to be in the driver’s seat when seleting their mentor.
WHAT: Mentor connect events are held monthly at comfortable locations throughout the city and offer youth in care fun or unique experiences through which they can naturally and organically connect with potential mentors. We are always looking for organizations to host or sponsor these events. Learn more about our mentoring programs and see some of our past events.
HOW: CLICK HERE to contact our mentoring programs coordinator.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: Varies depending on event space and activity, $400 - $2500+
Host a focus meeting…
WHAT: Increase employee engagement by having us come and speak to your team. We can share directly about the current state of the foster care system and ways your employees can support CFK or volunteer within our programs. Continue scrolling for an overview of some of those individual opportunities.
HOW: Contact our team by CLICKING HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
Impact our bottom-line…
WHAT: Partner with us financially and be able to see the direct impact of your company’s dollars on our programs and in the lives of the youth and families we serve. As a small, local Charlotte non-profit, your financial contributions will go a long way in making a difference in our city and beyond.
HOW: Contact our team by CLICKING HERE.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: VARIES. Click below for current financial partnership and sponsorship opportunities within our programs:
MENTORING - Help us expand into neighboring counties or help bolster our mentoring program for foster care alumni
CARENOW - Cover the cost of our most frequent CAREnow requests or fund the expansion and enhancement of our web platform
GENERAL CFK SUPPORT - Join with us in this exciting time of physical and program-related growth and bolster some of our fastest growing programs
WHAT: Encourage your employees to partner with us financially by offering an employee donation matching program or campaign.
HOW: Contact our team by CLICKING HERE.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: VARIES & FLEXIBLE (you can set a maximum)
Employee Engagement
Come alongside youth in care…
WHAT: Attend our next mentor info session to find out more about our Weekend Miracles program if you are interested in coming alongside older kids in care and providing them a solid, relational connection as they navigate adulthood.
HOW: Sign-up to attend our next mentor info session to learn more. Click HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: HIGH
Open your home…
WHAT: Attend our next foster parent orientation to learn more about becoming a foster parent and opening your home to kids in care.
HOW: Sign-up to attend our next foster orientation to learn more. Click HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: HIGH
Serve & support social workers…
WHAT: “Adopt” a social worker through our Socialight program. Spend the next year finding fun ways to encourage your social worker through notes, texts, or even a small gift here and there. (Gifts not required)
HOW: Sign-up to become a Socialight by clicking HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MED (Approx. 15 mins/month for a one year commitment)
Meet immediate, tangible needs for families…
WHAT: Help stabilize families and foster placements by meeting immediate needs through tangible goods posted on our CAREnow platform.
HOW: Sign-up to receive CAREnow updates by clicking HERE. You will receive notifications when new needs are posted on our CAREnow platform.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
Volunteer…
WHAT: CFK has many different one-off volunteer opportunities throughout the year. This could look like stuffing gift bags, wrapping gifts for youth in care, serving at a lunch for social workers, taking youth on a field trip, or renovating visitation rooms at DSS.
HOW: Sign-up to become a general volunteer by clicking HERE. (Background check required for child-facing opportunities)
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW to MED (varies)
Pray…
WHAT: Join other dedicated individuals on our prayer team and commit to lifting up prayer requests for CFK and the foster care system throughout the month. You will receive monthly prayer requests, updates, and names of children to pray for specifically.
HOW: Sign-up to be part of our prayer team by clicking HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
Partner with us financially…
WHAT: Give a one-time monetary donation or become a regular monthly donor.
HOW: Click HERE.
COMMITMENT LEVEL: LOW
View a list of our current corporate, business, church, and community partners.