KINDERCARE IN DONATION DRIVE

KinderCare Learning Centers in Missouri and Illinois have joined The Foster Care Coalition to sponsor Where Kindness Grows, a month-long donation drive to gather items for more than 6,000 foster children in the two states.

Donations are welcome for children, newborn through 18 years, and may include coats, hats, mittens, socks, underwear, duffel bags, baby wipes, school supplies, grooming products and first-aid kits. Additional donations of gently used toys, games, stuffed animals, musical instruments, sports equipment and passes to family activities also provide financial relief to foster families.

Staff and families at KinderCare's 43 centers in Missouri and Illinois are participating, including the center in Cape Girardeau. People may drop off donations at KinderCare, 113 Silver Springs Rd.