PEGASUS Program Hope Chest for Foster Care Graduates

Helping Foster Care Youth Transition

When Texas foster care youth graduate from high school or turn eighteen years old, they are required by law to provide for themselves. As foster care youth, they typically leave state support with their clothes, personal items, and limited state and federal funds if they are eligible.

Background

Foster care youth in the Lubbock area need many basic household items as they transition out of the state’s care, and live on their own without the benefit of a family to support them. In partnership with Texas Tech University’s PEGASUS Program, a “Hope Chest” for high school graduating seniors that are in foster care in our area are provided.

Why Help

The Hope Chest honors South Plains foster care youth for their perseverance and achievement of finishing high school despite their difficult circumstances. A luncheon is held to pay tribute to them during which new household items are provided for them to settle into their new living situations and responsibilities. They deserve new items for their new start: new towels, new dishes, and new sheets, etc. This is often a life-changing transition and your donations to purchase new items can make it happen.

How to Help: Donor or Sponsor

Donating to the Hope Chest is easy and rewarding. Your donation will go directly toward helping foster care youth high school graduates start their new lives!

There are many ways to donate to Hope Chest!

Monthly deductible from your TTU paycheck
Monthly deductible from a paycheck other than TTU
Donate in someone's name as a gift this Holiday Season
Donate directly from our list of apartment necessities
One time donation - please contact us directly

All of your donations are tax exempt. If you would like a receipt for tax exempt purposes, we will be able to provide one for you upon request. We will coordinate what is needed and organize the purchase of the items. We are now accepting donations through May 16, 2009.