Every Child Matters

There are thousands of underserved youth in our communities who don’t know where their next meal will come from, who don’t have electricity or a refrigerator, who are dealing with the daily trauma of homelessness, who are overlooked by their guardians and peers.

Through the simple gift of homemade birthday, graduation, and adoption cakes, cupcakes, or cookies, we can show every youth they matter.

It’s true, a birthday cake or graduation cupcakes doesn’t erase the trauma, make up for a meal, or offset unsafe housing. Instead, it’s a small act of kindness that gifts a child a moment of hope in the hardest of times. It’s a sweet opportunity to remind a teenager they matter. It’s one moment to build a youth’s self-esteem and help them feel whole.

Every cake, cupcake, cookie says…

you matter.

you deserve to be celebrated.

you are not forgotten.

For 9-year old Keni, the "cake truly was the difference between having a birthday cake vs. having nothing at all. Cake4Kids highlights that celebration is key throughout the journey and is not just a reward at the destination. The kiddo you made this cake for is sweet, smart, talented, funny and brave--in spite of having experienced the unthinkable trauma of homelessness."

- Caseworker for youth

Each move in foster care meant leaving another home, another school, another birthday forgotten. I told myself birthdays didn’t matter. But they did. Because when you grow up unseen, being remembered means EVERYTHING.

- Former foster youth

“Clayr has been in foster care most of her life. She has never had a birthday party or even celebrated her birthday. So, I wanted to make this birthday extra special. Thank you for the generosity and kindness. Clayr was absolutely blown away.

Thank you for making a real difference in the life of a foster youth and helping celebrate a special, deserving young woman.

- Caseworker for youth

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