ASA Now Save the Date Events
Mark your calendar for our upcoming events!
BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY
As children and youth enter foster care they are often not allowed to bring their personal belongings with them. This can only add to the trauma that they are experiencing.
It is ASA Now's goal to alleviate the trauma and provide each child and youth in foster care with a sense of belonging, stability, and ownership by providing them with grade appropriate backpack full of school supplies.
ASA Now ensures that foster children in grades K-12 start the school year with the tools they need, feeling prepared and ready to learn.
All backpacks and school supplies are generously donated by the community. We serve the children during the back-to-school season and distribute all items in time for the first day of school.
Children an youth who are in need of a backpack and removed during the school year can request a school backpack through our Immediate Needs Request form.
COSTUME DISTRIBUTION & TRUNK-OR-TREAT EVENT
Join us for ASA Now's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat Fall Celebration and Foster Children's Birthday Party which will take place Saturday, October 23rd in Mesa, AZ from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Jacob's Mission Community Center Parking Lot.
Kinship, Foster & Adoptive families are cordially invited to join us at this spectacular event.
This event will be held in partnership with Gem's Dress Up Closet.
There will be hay rides, a bouncy house, carnival-style games, a cake walk, a petting zoo, dinner, and more.
* We will be handing out treat bags for kids to collect candy.
**Gem's Dress Up Closet will provide a limited number of new and gently used costumes to children in need.
Sign up for this event will go live on September 20th, 2021
FAMILY SOCIAL & FOSTER CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Join us for our Monthly Family Event which includes potlucks, swim parties, barbeques, movie nights and game nights. These events are held in our community as a means to provide wholesome family recreation, and allow parents and children to connect with others who understand their situations and experiences furthering their sense of community.
Birthday Celebration:
If you have a foster child(ren) with birthdays in the current month of the family social, ASA Now will be celebrating them with a birthday party at this event. We will be providing them with gifts and a personalized cake (a 10 day notice is required for a personalized cake).
Registration includes lunch, dessert and activities
HAIR CUTS FROM THE HEART
ASA Now has partnered with licensed cosmetologists to provide a professional cut or trim to a foster child who wants a touch up or a new look and will provide hygiene kits for up to 450 foster children.
Something as small as a new haircut can go a long way and truly make a world of difference, which can translates into a boost of self esteem. The stylists example, generosity and outreach to the children we serve will also serve as another possible career option for to those who are close to aging out.
6TH ANNUAL WINTER WONDER LAND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Kinship, Foster & Adoptive families are cordially invited to join us at this spectacular event.
Our Holiday party beings the seasonal festivities with Family Portraits, Bouncy House, Cookie Decorating, Ornament Making Station, Candy Cane and Art Projects, Santa Station, Gifts from Santa, Holiday Music, Therapeutic Animals, Games, Food and a Pinata.
Sign up for this event will go live on October 15th, 2021
OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
ASA Now's Bi-Annual Outdoor Family Movie Night will take place Saturday, October 16th from 6:30 PM-8:30 p.m. in the Jacob's Mission Community Center Back Acre.
The movie will begin promptly at 6:45 pm.
Registration includes dinner (pizza), fruit, popcorn, candy, and water.
This will be an outdoor event so please plan accordingly by bringing lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. We ask that all children in attendance remain with their own families throughout the duration of the event. The playground area will be closed during the event.
OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
ASA Now's Bi-Annual Outdoor Family Movie Night will take place Saturday, March 26th from 6:30 PM-8:30 p.m. in the Jacob's Mission Community Center Back Acre.
The movie will begin promptly at 6:45 pm.
Registration includes dinner (pizza), fruit, popcorn, candy, and water.
This will be an outdoor event so please plan accordingly by bringing lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. We ask that all children in attendance remain with their own families throughout the duration of the event. The playground area will be closed during the event.
Sign up for this event will go live on February 1st, 2022
ASA Now Family & Holiday Events
Continuing Education Certificate will be Provided for those in Attendance
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