About Us
Columbia Foster & Adoption Project offers support to the foster and adoptive community by providing tangible items and supplies for the children of these homes. We host social events to create community building opportunities and to recognize the hard work it takes to stand in the gap.
Mission Statement
The mission of Columbia Foster and Adoption Project is to support and equip families in the Columbia, Missouri area through the various stages of foster care and adoption. Read more about our programs below!
Annual Projects
2025 Family Fun Day
Foster and Adoptive Families...Save the Date! April 28 Join us for Family Fun Day. Picnic and Play Carnival Games.
Come connect with other Foster and Adoptive Families in our community.
Registration for this event opens March 14
Tidy Tubs
New resource Alert! Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families signed up to receive a housekeeping kit in January. This program is possible through the generous support of the Columbia Downtown Optimists Club and individual donations.
Clean, well kept houses help children feel safe and cared for.
Registration for this resource is currently closed.
Halloween @ Boo!ne Health
In 2024 Boone Health Meet the Mission Team hosted an amazing event in partnership with Columbia Foster and Adoption Project. Each child registered was able to submit a Halloween costume wish list. Staff and community members purchased and donated toward ensuring every child in attendance left with a bag full of goodies and a new costume. Staff from Boone Health decorated and dressed up for a morning of games and goodies galore. The Halloween Boontacular provides an opportunity for community building and connection. In 2024, 125 costumes were provided.
Want to support Trick-or-Treat fun in 2025? Check our site in Sept for wishlists and donation information for this event.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree is a program organized each year by Columbia Foster and Adoption Project in Coordination with local agencies in Boone and Callaway counties. Foster parents assist the children in filling out Christmas wish lists that residents of the community sponsor to purchase. Wish lists can be sponsored from our website or picked up from The Columbia Mall storefront during the holiday season. We collect the gifts once purchased and ensure every child receives their presents before Christmas. Gifts were provided for 311 children in 2024.
iBelong Baskets
Initially entering foster care is one of the most traumatic things a child and their family can face. At a moment’s notice they are asked to pack what belongings they can, if any, and often don’t even fully understand why they can no longer be with their family. An iBelong Basket is a basket with the purpose to provide comfort to children as they enter the foster care system. They provide important and necessary supplies to support the foster parent or relative caregiver who will be providing for that child. iBelong Baskets help ease what is often a scary transition. These baskets all stay in our community or surrounding counties, so you can assure your donation supports a local child and their caregiver. In 2024 we delivered 376 baskets!
Summer Swim
In July we host our annual swim social at Albert-Oakland pool. Families are invited for a fun night of swimming, giveaways and community while being served dinner donated from local sponsors. This night is a way for local foster and adoptive families to connect and unwind while enjoying time with the children in their home. In 2024 we served 33 families for a total of 164 people!
Board of Directors
This team and those who have served before them have created sustainable resources for foster and adoptive families in our community and surrounding counties. Volunteers work tirelessly and are dedicated to maintaining current programs. Our team focuses on helping provide resources and support intentionally, where families and children feel welcome, loved and taken care of.