FOSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2013. All FOSC Board members are volunteers. FOSC strives to enhance the lives of children in foster care by providing financial support for specific needs identified by CASAs, which cannot be met by available State funds. Our efforts, assist in delivering “normalcy” to the children we serve. Many of our foster children have shared that the FOSC resources have made a positive and impactful change in their future.
 
FOSC works with the Office of Child Advocate (OCA) staff as well as their Sussex County CASA Coordinators and CASAs, to help build a positive future for each child. We know that children thrive when they can participate appropriately in sports, music, art programs and other enrichment programs. Many people do not realize that children in the foster care system do not always enjoy the “normal” experiences of other children, or even have adequate clothing. FOSC has provided resources that would have been otherwise unavailable to our children; for example: an instrument so that one could take lessons at school and perform in the band, sports camps for boys and girls, computers, yearbooks, bikes, etc.
 
FOSC also strives to support the training needs of CASA volunteers who are appointed by a Family Court Judge and advocate for the needs of children experiencing foster care in Sussex County. CASAs are required to engage in 12 hours of annual training each year. We support CASA volunteers with funding for special training events to ensure that CASA volunteers can respond to the evolving challenges of Delaware’s most vulnerable children. Children with a CASA benefit in countless ways. The advocacy efforts of a CASA result in children being more likely to be placed in a safe, permanent home; more likely to receive better services and more likely to have fewer placement changes.