2025

Annual Statement

Our Vision

All children will have a sense of dignity, experience the simple pleasures of life, and have opportunities for success.

Our Mission

To promote the growth and achievement of children and youth in foster care.

Our 2025 Accomplishments

Katherine John Murphy Foundation Grant

The Katherine John Murphy Foundation awarded C4C a $10,000 grant in 2025 to support our work for children in foster care. The KJM Foundation provides grants each year to organizations that give back to the greater Atlanta community. C4C was honored to receive this award for the third year to support its 2025 Back-to-School campaign.

CSI Employee Giving Program

In 2025, the Care Solutions, Inc. (CSI) Employee Giving Program continued to focus on supporting charitable efforts in small but impactful ways. Whether through monetary donations or volunteer time, CSI employees showed up to give back to our communities!

Back-to-School Campaign

In 2025, C4C provided backpacks and supplies to 280 children in foster care through a partnership with Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Education Programming, Assessment and Consultation (EPAC) section. C4C is extremely proud that this is roughly 30% of the children served by EPAC!

C4C focuses on working with smaller providers with fewer resources to ensure the children in their care can start the school year with confidence. The 15 foster care providers in 2025 included several agencies that provide shelter for children who have experienced abuse and neglect, a home for pregnant teens and teen mothers in the custody of the state, and a home for young victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

There is always a need for additional support to reach more of the population served by EPAC: a population of children and small foster care providers that value any extra help to ensure the children feel loved and valued, especially as they pursue their education.

C4C remains committed to this campaign and is looking forward to reaching more children in 2026!

DFCS Secret Santa — Clark’s Christmas Kids

Each year, DFCS partners with Clark’s Christmas Kids to operate the DFCS Secret Santa campaign, which helps fulfill the wishes of thousands of children in foster care who are away from their families during the holiday season. In the program’s early years over 20 years ago, CSI was one of DFCS’ hands-on partners for this program, and we’re excited to continue that tradition.

In 2025, the C4C/CSI Employee Giving program sponsored a company holiday activity where staff participated in a live shopping event. Staff members and their families shopped for holiday gifts for 23 children in foster care. We are proud to continue to support this campaign every year!

Thank you to our donors and supporters.

Every time you donate, you make a difference in the lives of children and families in need!

Board Members:

Fred Jewell, Board Member
Katharine Ortstadt, Board Member
Carla S. Rogg, Board President

Cindy Davis, Advisory Member
Deb Farrell, Advisory Member
Dawn Reed, Advisory Member

Sherry Meek, Senior Finance Manager
Caroline White, Senior Manager