Carroll Park 2100 Washington Boulevard

Saturday, September 13, 200812 noon to 5 pm

www.iflp.org

The 3rd Annual“It’s All About

The Children” Day

Corporate Sponsorship Packet

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Did You Know?

Foster Care is a temporary service that provides short-term care and supportive services to children who are unable to live at home because of child abuse or neglect. Through a court order these children are placed with licensed foster homes, group homes and other institutions.

Twenty-three counties in Maryland and Baltimore City operate foster care programs. Foster care caseworkers work with the birth and foster families to develop the most appropriate permanency plan for each child. Reunification with parents, placement with relatives, and adoption are examples of permanency plans. Also, some children receive services that teach them to be independent young adults if for some reason they cannot reunite with their family. The foster care caseworker assists the birth and foster families in obtaining the services, such as counseling and health care, needed to meet the goals of the permanency plan. Each foster care program also works to recruit, train, approve and retain foster care providers.

Foster Care Program Goals

To place all foster children into a permanent living arrangement within a maximum of 15 months from the date they entered foster care.

To increase the number of foster parents willing to work with birth families.

To assist teenagers in the foster care system in becoming self-sufficient.

Who are the Children in Foster Care?

Children in foster care are children from your neighborhood. They are children who want to remain attached to their families despite their experiences. They are children whose families need the help of your family. They can be of any race, infants to teenagers, and of either sex. They are abused or neglected, and some have been exposed to domestic violence or substance abuse.

At the end of May 2007, there were 7,728 children in foster care placements. The foster care program expenditures for FY 07 were million of dollars. Foster care is funded with a combination of state and federal monies and child support. (Source: BCDSS)

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The 3rd Annual

“It’s All About The Children” Day

Would you like to play a part in making a difference in the lives of children in

the Foster Care System?

We are planning a special day for children in the Foster Care System and

have invited all of the Central Maryland DSS agencies to participate. We

need your financial support to make this a successful and exciting day for

children who need our support. This event will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 12 noon to 5 pm.

Our expectation is that there will be 5,000 children and adults at this event. The goals of the event are to serve as a fun-filled day for children in

foster care, provide an opportunity to raise the profile of foster care, to recruit

and retain Foster Care and Kinder-care Parents, to recognize current Foster

Care and Kinder-care Parents and to promote strong families.

This exciting day of food, fun and family for foster care children will include:

Carnival Style Activities (amusement rides, clowns, face painters,

balloon sculpting, pony rides, petting zoo, giveaways, and more)KindermanLive Entertainment A Short Program with Special GuestsLiterature DistributionFoster Care and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Family Service ProvidersHealth Fair

For online options, please visit our website at www.iflp.org

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Who are We?

The Institute for Faith-based Leadership and Philanthropy (IFLP) is a 501c3 organization whose goals are to:

• Impact and empower children in need and their families by supporting faith based and community organizations in their efforts to unify their family support services.

• Promote excellence in nonprofit management.

• Cultivate collaborative efforts among faith- and community-based

organizations and other service providers.

• Help organizations and businesses develop staff expertise and

competencies around “Understanding the nuances of the Faith

Community.”

• Assist faith- and community based organizations in developing

strategic plans and evaluation processes as they work to

ensure ethical and accountable program operations.

• Coordinate philanthropic or grant maker initiatives established by

and benefiting faith- and community based organizations.

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Peace Sponsor - $20,000 (One exclusive)

Large signage on event stage Remarks by representative at event Signage at event information tableRecognition during event programOne exclusive advertisement page in the event program bookletName in all public announcements [i.e. PSAs, flyers]A space will be provided for your organization to set upAccess to an event booth for your organization Joy Sponsor - $10,000

Visible signage near event stage Signage at event information tableRecognition during event programLogo and advertisement in event program bookletName in all public announcements [i.e. PSAs, flyers]A space will be provided for your organization to set upAccess to an event booth for your organization

Sponsorship Opportunities & Benefits

Hope Sponsor - $5,000

Signage at event information tableRecognition during event programName and logo in event program bookletName in all public announcements [i.e. PSAs, flyers]

Safe Sponsor - $2,500

Recognition during event programName and logo in event program bookletName in all public announcements [i.e. PSAs, flyers]

Fun Sponsor - $1,500

Recognition during event programName and Logo in event program bookletName in all public announcements [i.e. PSAs, flyers]

Friend Sponsor - $500

Name in event program booklet

The corporate sponsorship levels are named to reflect the expectations that we have for children in Baltimore’s Foster Care System who will attend this event. Our children deserve peace, joy, hope, a safe haven, and to just have fun!!

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Sponsorship Form

Sponsor Information

Company Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________ Zip Code: ____________

Telephone: _____________________________ Fax: ______________________________

Website: _______________________________ Email: _____________________________

Company Contact: _______________________ Title: _____________________________

Sponsor Level (Check One)

Peace $20,000 Joy $10,000 Hope $5,000

Safe $2,500 Fun $1,500 Friend $500

For signage, check applicable box:

Print company name as written above Print company name as: ___________________________________

Camera-ready logo enclosed (Must be received by July 21, 2008)

Please forward this completed form by August 11, 2008 to:

IFLP Finance Officec/o It’s All About The Children Day4618 Rokeby RoadBaltimore, Maryland 21229

Sponsorship donations should be forwarded on or before August 11, 2008. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Receipt of donations will be acknowledged in writing. Make checks payable to IFLP.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Rev. Theresa E. S. Mercer at Office: (410) 362-3758 and Cell: 410) 365-7101. Thank you in advance for your support of our Children in the Foster Care System.

You may also sponsor this event online at www.iflp.org