What We Fund
See our comprehensive list of activities and items that AFFCF can fund for children in foster care in Arizona.
WHAT WE CAN FUND
Below is a comprehensive list of activities and items that Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation can fund for children in foster care in Arizona. You can also download a copy of our brochure that provides guideline information as well as instructions on how to apply for an award from AFFCF. The guidelines listed below are the most accurate and up-to-date.
Please remember AFFCF cannot reimburse for anything paid for prior to receiving approval for that specific request. AFFCF always needs to receive the completed application as well as the required response from the DCS caseworker (confirming the child is currently a dependent ward of the court in Arizona) and supporting documentation to send to our committee for its review. Supporting documentation needs to show the vendor, the cost and the length of the activity/class/lesson.
If the vendor is an individual rather than an organization, an IRS form W9 is also required.
What We Cannot Fund
- Applications requesting reimbursement for anything paid for prior to receiving approval
- Applications requesting payment of a past due balance for services rendered prior to receiving approval
- Children who have officially been adopted or are not currently wards of the court in Arizona
- Requests for youth who have reached age 21
- Receipts for reimbursement that show payment with a gift card. Gift card payments will be deducted from the reimbursement amount.
- Requests for reimbursement where receipts are dated more than 60 days from the approval date
- Airfare, family vacations or travel expenses (Merlin’s Magic Wand), birthday parties, gifts, food or toys (The Foster Alliance)
- Debt relief (i.e. home bills, utilities, etc.)
- Electronic equipment (computers, laptops, tablets, stereos, electronic games, TV, etc.)
- Furniture (i.e. beds, cribs, etc.) or home fixtures (Metro Phoenix: The Foster Alliance, Boost a Foster Family; Metro Tucson: More than A Bed)
- Memberships to a gym or community center
- Modeling or modeling/acting classes – high school program fees for drama class may be considered, as well as theater and performing arts education classes
- Any type of medical expense
- Passports
- Pool Fences (Boost A Foster Family)
- Services or benefits that are available from other public, private, or governmental agencies (daycare, preschool, counseling services, wheel chairs, healthcare, legal aid, etc.)
- Travel IDs
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