Another great Sunday dinner! We enjoyed a nacho bar along with delicious Mexican street corn from Sol Oaxaca Cocina Mexicana. For dessert, we had snowballs and cake. The youth painted rocks to start a rock snake on campus, a fun and creative community project which can continue for years to come. It was a wonderful evening filled with laughter,...

🌟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠!! 🌟Shifting Gears hosted its very first fundraiser — a beautiful 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚 — and we are absolutely speechless at the overwhelming support we received.
From our amazing 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 to our wonderful 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, the event was filled with 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝,...

Shifting Gears hosted a warm and welcoming Sunday dinner with 10 amazing foster teens currently in care. Thanks to the generosity of a kind donor, everyone enjoyed a delicious spread from Red Robin, including burgers, a wing bar, mac and cheese, and crispy chicken salad. Our Monthly Activities Committee Chair did a fantastic job organizing the...

As a fresh new organization, we are certainly speeding right along as we shift gears into spring! We have celebrated some of our foster teens' bodacious birthdays, went pretty prom dress shopping with some of our seniors; delivered pots & pans and bedding & yarn and other needed household items to foster teens living in the cottages at the group...

On Thursday, 2/13, the youth we support were treated to a Galentine's Day dinner. The food was delicious and the staff was amazing. The girls got dressed up and enjoyed a full four course meal; appetizer, salad, entrée and dessert! Thank you to the staff and owners for such a special night!

Birthdays are great time to celebrate YOU! We strive to make sure every teen we serve feels special on their birthday. Each girl gets a birthday gift and a birthday party box. Raise the Barre Company Dance Team donated 20 Birthday Party Boxes for us to distribute. Each box included a birthday card, cake mix, sprite, icing, candles, plates,...

In January 2025, we started a Book Club. We held our first meeting after we read the title, One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus. Seven foster youth participated as we enjoyed discussing the book, among many other topics. Books were provided complimentary for each youth. We look forward to next month's reading!

The holidays should be an opportunity to spend time with those we are closest to. For many of the foster teens living in group homes, the people they plan to spend their holidays with are the staff at the group home and/or those in the same situation.