Scholarships
College, trade school, and certification scholarships for foster youth and Grand Oak employees' families.
The FoundationChanging lives
Changing lives
beyond our communities.
The Grand Oak Communities Foundation walks alongside foster children, foster families, foster adoptive families, and young adults transitioning out of care. Our work is rooted in the biblical calling found in James 1:27a — “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows.”
How we help — practically and personally.
Every program is designed with the youth, foster parents, and adoptive families we serve.
Emergency Assistance
Rent, utilities, medical, and crisis assistance for foster and adoptive families.
Housing Support
Transitional housing for young adults aging out of foster care.
School Supplies
Annual back-to-school drives for foster children across the Southeast.
Christmas Program
Every enrolled child receives thoughtful, personal Christmas gifts each year.
Birthday Program
Birthdays celebrated — cakes, cards, and a reminder that they matter.
Fundraising Events
Two ways to make a difference this year.
November 14 · 7–9 PM
Be the Light Gala
A formal evening of live music, auction, and a renowned guest speaker — raising support for foster children and the families who say yes.
Learn MoreComplete by June 22
Ebony Fund Virtual Incremental Marathon
Walk, jog, run, or treadmill 26.2 miles a little at a time — any age, any schedule, any fitness level.
Learn MoreSuccess Story
“They stayed with me long after 18.”
“I aged out of foster care with nothing but a duffel bag. The Foundation helped me with a deposit, a mentor, and a scholarship. Today I'm a nurse — and I mentor a young woman doing the same.”
— Jasmine R., Program Alumna
We pray weekly for the youth, families, and staff we serve. Submit a request — confidentially — and our team will lift it up.
Kept confidential within our prayer team.