Viking School Hosts a Field Trip to Help Foster Children

On May 24, Viking Middle School students. They wanted to do one more service project before the end of the year to help foster children. During their lunch period these AMAZING kids wrote notes, filled Project Flip Flip™️ care packages & made Happy Candy Banners™️ to give foster children a special gift on their last day of school.
The Viking School community deserves to be commended for their outstanding service to the community. Yearly, they help hundreds of local foster and unaccompanied homeless youth receive necessities and heartwarming messages.


About FAH4K
Headquartered in Lake Forest, IL, Fill a Heart 4 Kids (FAH4K) is a 501 (c)(3) organization that gives local unaccompanied homeless youth and rescued children living in group facilities throughout Lake and Cook counties opportunities, necessities, and positive experiences to help them heal and restore their dignity – 4 Brighter Futures. With a vision for homeless youth and foster children to feel loved and valued, they can move forward with confidence toward a successful future. For more information about Fill a Heart 4 Kids and opportunities to support their mission, visit www.fillaheart4kids.org.

FAH4K encourages you to join their story

Thousands of children are in critical need across Illinois and there has been a rise in child abuse, trafficking and childhood homelessness. Around the clock, the founders of FAH4K field requests to help homeless and at-risk children in desperate circumstances. These children need to know they are safe and local communities care about them.

DONATE!
FAH4K buys items in bulk to double the value of any monetary donations to purchase exactly what the homeless youth and rescued children need.

FUNDRAISE!
Start a fundraising campaign with friends, family, and colleagues. Schools and businesses can hold fundraisers as well.

VOLUNTEER!
Volunteer at one of the 176 volunteer opportunities: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aaca82aa4f85-volunteer

Fill a Heart 4 Kids has exciting news! Over 100 of their foster children living in group facilities are graduating from 8th grade and high-school!
Fill a Heart 4 Kids would love to flood our kids with congratulations cards from caring mamas! If you have 5 minutes to write a loving message on a graduation card, please send them our way!
Cards will be hand delivered to our awesome children June 2-5. Please deliver your card by June 1.
Here’s an example of the perfect message:
Congratulations on your graduation! I’m so proud of you for working hard in school! I know you’re going to accomplish great things in your life. You are smart and good. I believe in you!
Love,Annie (please do not sign your last name)
Important check list:1. We will add each child’s name on the cards.
2. Please do not seal the envelope. We are required to read each card before we give them to the child.
3. Thank you for sharing your love with foster children. xo
4. Please mail cards to Fill a Heart 4 Kids™️400 East Illinois

Lake Forest, Il 60045