Baby's Survival Kit - Clear Charity

The dirty underbelly of America’s Youth Crisis

“Children in federally funded shelters are disproportionately young. During the school year of 2016-17 317,546 children where in shelters. 10 percent of all children experiencing homelessness who spent time in shelters were under the age of 1, 35 percent ages 1 to 5…” childtrend.org

Learn The Facts

“Children in federally funded shelters are disproportionately young. During the school year of 2016-17 317,546 children where in shelters. 10 percent of all children experiencing homelessness who spent time in shelters were under the age of 1, 35 percent ages 1 to 5…” childtrend.org

Read that again. 45% of children who are in homeless shelters are ages 5 and younger. Did you know the average age for potty training starts after the 2 year mark? That means, close to half the youth population in homeless shelters are still in diapers!

“Almost 50 percent of the women who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the government’s primary aid program, cite domestic violence as a factor in the need for assistance,… Not surprisingly, a significant number of these families end up on the street. In 2000, more than half of the cities surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors identified domestic violence as a primary cause of homelessness. The preliminary results of a study in Los Angeles county by Suzanne Wenzel, a behavioral scientist at the Rand Corporation, found that more than one fourth of women in shelters had been the victim of physical violence within the last year.” npr.org

A majority of families are in shelters because of dangerous situations.

“On any given day, there are nearly 443,000 children in foster care in the United States.” -childrensrights.org

In Chart...

See the charts below from the Children’s Bureau: The AFCARS Report

Preliminary FY¹ 2017 Estimates as of August 10, 2018 – No. 25

Children in Foster Care as of Sept. 30, 2018 = 442,995
Age	Percentage	Actual #
Less than 1 year old	7%	32,247
1 year old	9%	37,749
2 years old	8%	33,838
3 years old	7%	29,730

Children Entering Foster Care during 2017 FY N = 269,690
Age	Percentage	Actual #
Less than 1 year old	19%	50,076
1 year old	7%	20,117
2 years old	7%	18,210
3 years old	6%	16,323

Imagine…

being forced out of your home because of financial hardship or fleeing for the safety of you and your child and now you have to start all over. Imagine a small, helpless baby being safely removed from an abusive home life, and being placed in the foster care system that has an overwhelming number of children with the same story. Where do you go for help?

There are many wonderful agencies and groups across the U.S. that have answered the call to help these families, but sadly they are lacking resources due to high demand.

443,000

children in foster care in the United States

45%

of children who are in homeless shelters are ages 5 and younger.

317,546

children in shelters during 2016-17 school year

25%

women in shelters had been the victim of domestic violence

What is Baby’s Survival Kit?

Baby’s Survival Kit is a diaper bag full of the basic necessities a baby needs to stay clean, healthy, and most importantly happy! Each diaper bag will be filled with a month supply of age appropriate diapers & wipes, anti-rash cream, brand new pacifiers & bottles, burp cloth, baby lotion, hand-sanitizer, some clean clothes and a stuffed animal & baby blanket.

Baby’s Survival Kit not only provides baby with their needs, but it also sends a message to the parent(s) in these situations that they are not alone.

Help us Fund Baby’s Survival Kit!

How Clear Charity is helping

Here at Clear Charity, we are dedicated to serving families, primarily women & children. We started with our #DiaperAid programs to service the community.

But we can’t stop here though. We are answering the call once again, with our Baby’s Survival Kit!

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How You Can Help!

What can I do to help?

We can’t answer this call on our own. Please help us, to help those who have answered the call for these babies and families by providing them with Baby’s Survival Kit.