UC Foster Closet

Chips for Charity
2023-04-29 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | TN
Please visit the Chips for Charity page for more information!

The Bend Connecting Families
2023-05-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | The Bend, 1810 N Dixie Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
Come and fellowship with other foster families. This is a time to realize you are not alone in the walk of foster care! The Bend Church will love on you by feeding you and taking care of your kiddos while you have a time to relax. Feel free to reach out to Maresha if you have any questions at 859-250-0161.

North Sparta Church of God Connecting Families
2023-05-20 16:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TN
Come and fellowship with other foster families. This is a time to realize you are not alone in the walk of foster care! North Sparta Church of God love on you by feeding you and taking care of your kiddos while you have a time to relax.

Back to School Bash 2023
2023-07-22 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States

VOLUNTEER - 2023 Christmas Scavenger Hunt
2023-12-02 11:30 - 15:30 UTC | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
*** PLEASE CREATE AN RSVP FOR EACH ADULT VOLUNTEER. Do not adjust the “total # of guests” in your registration.
We have two locations for volunteers during this event. Please select one of the locations.

The Foster Closet – At this location, volunteers will assist with one of the following jobs:

pass out gifts and prizes
assist families with shopping
help with check in and check out

The River Community Church

pass out meals
help children with DIY craft
assist with gift shopping
pass out cookies, hot chocolate, and/or coffee
other miscellaneous jobs

Children may volunteer; however, we recommend children be 10 years old or older. If you have a younger child that you would like to bring with you, please email us at ucfostercloset@gmail.com

2023 Christmas Scavenger Hunt
2023-12-02 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
We hope you have had the pleasure of attending our Christmas Scavenger Hunt in years past, but if not, here are a few things to know about this event!

Our goal is to bless your whole family! That means everyone is included – foster children, biological children, adopted children, etc. anyone that you are caring for in your home. So please make sure you register ALL of the children in your home.
This event will take 1-2 hours. You will arrive at the Foster Closet. You are welcome to take the opportunity and shop for a few things while you are there or you can get started with the scavenger hunt right away. You will receive clues and things as you venture around town (in your vehicle). You will end at the River Community Church where there will be many things to do and enjoy.
You will also receive a meal to take home for dinner so don’t worry about planning for dinner that night 🙂

Please select your arrival time for the event and then get ONE TICKET PER FAMILY.

Back to School Bash 2024
2024-07-20 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
We can’t wait to love on you and your family. Every child, including bio and adopted, will get a backpack, haircut and shaved ice. Foster children will get a new pair of shoes and a new outfit. The whole family can shop in the foster closet on this day (not new clothing).

Please select one time slot and select 1 (one) ticket PER FAMILY. Proceed to “get ticket”. Then you will enter all of your family information under that one ticket.

Seeds of Hope Luncheon
2024-09-05 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | The River
Join us for an informational/fundraising luncheon and learn what the Upper Cumberland Foster Closet is all about. You can see how your church or business can help plant seeds of hope in the foster kids of the Upper Cumberland.
We not only serve traditional foster families but also kinship and relative care givers, who sometimes need extra support. We want to introduce you to ways you can help.
Romans 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Fall Festival 2024
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 2198 Fisk Road, Cookeville, TN 38501, 2198 Fisk Road, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38501
We hope to see you at our first Foster Family Fall Festival

Come fellowship with other foster families!
*Food
*Face Painting
*Petting Zoo
*Games Prizes
*Inflatables
Please get ONE TICKET per family!!!!!!!

This if for foster and kinship families ONLY

Whoville Extravaganza
2024-12-20 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cookeville Nazarene Church, 360 S Old Kentucky Rd, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38501
EVENT IS FULL!
Registration is closed.

If you have already signed up, you will receive an email about your registration the week before. We look forward to seeing you and all your littles.

Open Shopping
2025-04-13 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
If your family has received boxes from Food to the Rescue and you are in need of clothing for your children. Please consider coming to shop at the Foster Closet for FREE!
*We have limits but would love to be able to share what the community has blessed us with!

Bunco Brunch
2025-04-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | The French Cookie, 125 W Broad Street, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States

Open Shopping
2025-05-19 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
We have partnered with Food to the Rescue and have passed out flyers for our Open Shopping Day! We hope that if you are in need you will sign up to come shop with us!

Chips for Charity
2025-06-14 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, 750 Airport Road, Sparta, United States

Cantrell Farms Pumpkin Patch
2025-10-04 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Cantrell Farms, 5219 Granville Hwy, Granville
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Cantrell Farm Hours
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 12-6

Back to School Bash
2026-07-19 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | UC Foster Closet, 259 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501, United States
