Dear Darling is a free community foster closet in Brainerd, Minnesota. We give clothing, pajamas, baby gear, bedding and everyday essentials to foster and kinship families in Crow Wing County, so every child arrives to something that's theirs.
Free clothing, pajamas, baby gear, hygiene items and go-bags for every placement, including emergency and late-night ones. No cost, no long forms.
Get what you need →Give new or gently used items, drop off diapers and hygiene products, send a gift card, or host a collection drive at your church, school or business.
See what we're accepting →Sort and check donations, pack go-bags, help families shop and lend a hand at events. Every hour you give goes straight to a child.
Join the team →We're planning our first community event: bid on baskets and getaways from local businesses and sponsor a go-bag for a child in foster care.
Coming soon
Events →All three of our board members are foster parents. We know how often a child arrives with very little of their own, sometimes in the middle of the night, and how much those first few hours matter.
Dear Darling exists so that every child placed in our community gets clothes that fit, a bag of their own, and a reminder that someone cared.
Meet the team →Families, social workers, donors and volunteers: we'd love to hear from you.