Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room

RAINBOW ROOM HELPS CASEWORKERS IN PROVIDING SUPPLIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES WITH THE TX DEPT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. SUPPLIES INCLUDE TOILETRIES, FOOD, DIAPERS, BEDS & BEDDING AND CLOTHING.

THE 2021 RAINBOW ROOM CHRISTMAS PROJECT PROVIDED CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR 653 CHILDREN AND ADULTS RAINBOW ROOM SENDS LETTERS TO DONORS EACH YEAR IN SEPTEMBER ASKING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MONEY OR THE PURCHASE OF GIFTS FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, OR FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE TX DEPT. OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES (CPS/APS) CONSIDERED OPEN CASES. A GIFT QUESTIONNAIRE IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CASEWORKER AND WHAT EACH CHILD/ADULT WOULD LIKE AS GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. DONORS CAN EITHER PURCHASE THE SPECIFIC GIFTS LISTED ON QUESTIONNAIRES OR CONTRIBUTE MONEY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO PURCHASE GIFTS FOR EACH CHILD/ADULT FOR WHICH A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS COMPLETED. NO NAMES ARE EVER IDENTIFIED FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS. EACH OPEN CASE IS IDENTIFIED BY AN IDENTIFYING NUMBER ASSIGNED PER CASEWORKER. EACH CASEWORKER RECEIVES AND DISTRIBUTES ALL GIFTS TO THE PARENTS OF ALL CHILDREN UNDER OPEN CASES WITH CPS OR DIRECTLY TO ANY ADULT UNDER APS.

IN 2021 RAINBOW ROOM SERVED 110 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. THE BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, SCHOOL CLOTHING, ETC. FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS OPEN CASES WITHIN THE TX DEPT. OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICE(CPS). ALL CASEWORKERS ARE GIVEN QUESTIONNAIRES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF OPEN CASES OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. CASEWORKER COMPLETES QUESTIONNAIRE DETAILING THE AGE, SEX, SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST PROVIDED BY THE CHILD'S SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL DISTRICT'S UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS (IF SCHOOL REQUIRES UNIFORMS) SUCH AS CLOTHING SIZES, TYPE/COLOR OF UNIFORM/SHIRT/PANTS/SKIRT/TIE/JACKET/ETC., AND TYPE/COLOR/SIZE OF SHOES FOR EACH CHILD. VOLUNTEERS PURCHASE THE ITEMS DETAILED ON THE COMPLETED CASEWORKER QUESTIONNAIRES. NO NAMES ARE EVER IDENTIFIED-ONLY IDENTIFYING NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE CASEWORKER. THE CPS CASEWORKER COLLECTS ALL ITEMS PURCHASED BY THE RAINBOW ROOM AND DISTRIBUTES THE ITEMS TO THE APPROPRIATE CHILD'S PARENT.

IN 2021 THE RAINBOW ROOM PROVIDED EMERGENCY NEEDS, SUCH AS TOILETRIES, FOOD, DIAPERS, CLOTHING, BED & BEDDING, ETC. TO 869 CHILDREN/ADULTS. THE RAINBOW ROOM HAS A ROOM AT THE FORT BEND COUNTY CPS/APS OFFICE LOCATED IN ROSENBERG, TX STOCKED WITH ALL ITEMS FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS BY CASEWORKERS. CASEWORKERS GO TO THIS ROOM WHEN THEY NEED ANY NORMAL GOODS FOR THE WELL BEING OF ANY CHILD, ADULT, OR FAMILY WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY, TX. THE RAINBOW ROOM PROVIDES THESE EMERGENCY GOODS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC VIA THEIR WEBSITE: WWW.FBRR.ORG. THE CASEWORKER FILLS OUT A FORM SHOWING THE ITEMS NEEDED AND TAKEN FROM THIS EMERGENCY NEEDS ROOM. THIS ALLOWS THE RAINBOW ROOM KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO ASSIST THE CASEWORKERS AND FOR MAINTAINING AN INVENTORY OF ITEMS NEEDED ON A DAILY BASIS.