Our Mission

We exist to bring comfort, dignity, and community to children in foster and kinship care—placing warmable, lavender-filled Xander Friends into their arms and mobilizing the people around them with practical love.

Compassion

Every child is an image-bearer with infinite worth. We move toward pain with gentleness, listening, and care.

Comfort

A Xander Friend is tangible comfort a child can hold on the hardest days—court, placement, and beyond.

Community & Care

We connect caseworkers, caregivers, churches, classrooms, and companies to surround kids with belonging.

Why Xander Friends?

Change begins with something small enough for a child to hug. Warmth + weight + gentle lavender cues a child’s nervous system: you are safe. The gift opens doors to deeper support.

  • Soothing during transitions and after visits
  • Helpful at bedtime and in classrooms’ calm corners
  • Simple to deploy at scale through partners

How We Operate

  • Local partnerships with agencies, schools, and nonprofits
  • Restricted giving options (by state or program)
  • Quarterly updates, transparent reporting, annual summaries

Join Xander’s Circle to anchor predictable monthly deliveries.