Weekly Insights: Little Birthday Angels

In the 2024-2025 school year, the Florida Department of Education identified 655 homeless students in Indian River County. For over ten years, Little Birthday Angels has brought hope to this population by serving homeless children on their birthdays.

The Birthday Bags of Hope program delivers birthday bags each month filled with gifts to make a homeless child’s birthday special. These bags bring hope to children who might not otherwise be celebrated on their special day. For homeless children not living in a shelter, Little Birthday Angels connects with the school district's homeless advocate. The advocates share the name, age, gender, and birthday of the child. Then, Little Birthday Angels provides a large duffle bag, lap desk, toiletries, socks, wrapped gifts, and other essential items for each child. Placing everything into a duffel bag gives them something to keep their personal items in and provides privacy for them. Everything is delivered to the child by the school's homeless advocate.

Click here to donate directly or consider sharing your birthday. Donations can also be made through your donor-advised fund by logging into MyFund or by contacting a member of our team at  772.492.1407 or donorservices@ircommunityfoundation.org.