Join the Mission
How your church community can support vulnerable youth in the Bay Area
Braid's Founding Vision
Journey with our founders as they recount the passion, challenges, and inspirations that led to the creation of Braid Mission and championing foster youth through mentorship.
Build A Church Team
Braid teams surround foster youth with a team of caring adults, setting them on a path toward healing from the wounds of childhood trauma. Several local churches have formed their own Braid teams as a way to connect members of their congregation through meaningful service. Braid provides all the training and support along the way.
Guiding Principles
This short video provides an introduction to the four guiding principles that ground Braid volunteer teams in their work with foster youth.
Donate
Your generosity enables us to surround foster youth with communities of caring adults and raise awareness about the needs of foster youth. Because Braid is a non-profit organization, any contribution you make is tax deductible. You can make one-time or monthly donations via our website or include us in your annual outreach budget.
Sponsor An Event
All-Braid events allow the entire Braid community - youth, volunteers, families, and friends - to come together for fellowship and fun, such as games, cookie baking, puppet making, and picnics. For $250 you or your congregation can be the official sponsor for one of these gatherings, providing supplies and lots of snacks!
Gift Cards
Most of the youth in Braid's program live with relatives (grandmothers or great-grandmothers) who have many children in their care. With your help, we can send them gift cards throughout the year, especially for the holiday season, that they can use for toys, gifts, food, and whatever else they need.
A Team's Story
This digital story was written and recorded by Team Zoe* to give a glimpse into the life of a Braid team over several years of ups and downs and the types of activities teams typically enjoy together. This media was created as part of Kyle Oliver’s doctoral dissertation, Becoming Tapestry.
*Name changed for privacy
Other Ways to Support
Our donations page has more information about other ways to support Braid: mini golfing at Stagecoach Greens, purchasing Braid swag, a children's book that gently explores the emotions of foster care, and utilizing matching gifts from your employer.
