Creating art with heart was the focus of Graffiti for Good, a sip-and-paint style event that allowed the 100+ attendees to paint and socialize while making a difference! This family-friendly evening included painting your own individual masterpiece with tips from real artists, as well as fun graffiti style artwork, ice cream floats, food, raffles, and a…

Rachel Carson Middle School also hosted a bake sale at their school, selling delicious goodies to raise funds for children with Albanism in Tanzania.

Rachel Carson Middle School hosted Monster Golf Putt-putt, one of their many service activities for the year. This event raised funds for a free clinic in one of the most impoverished areas of Uganda.   Check out images here!

Touching Heart had a great time sharing our mission and making blankets for foster care at this Art of Giving Workshop. We were able to donate 26 cozy homemade blankets to children in need as a result.  Click here for more pictures from this workshop. 

For returning Touching Heart leaders, Maya Magnus and Marissa Hennigan, this was their second Kids on a Mission Basketball Clinic. Boys and girls, from Pre-K to 8th grade, filled the auditorium at St. Stephen of Hungary School with sounds of laughter, cheers, and sneaker squeaks. Fun games and well-designed drills, along with the enthusiasm of Maya…

Clarksburg High School in Maryland gathered family members and friends to view Big Hero 6 and raise funds to help support a very special project they have been working on for 2 years, building gardens and planting hundreds of plants to help feed and provide income for children in need at a school in Haiti.

Touching Heart was thrilled to once again help support Fairfax County’s Christmas Party for children in foster care! Making crafts with the children and helping them shop for their family members brought smiles to their faces and ours as well!  Check out pictures from this event here!

Over 130 kids came out to Skatequest to ice skate and to support the RCMS Touching Heart Club as they raised money to help children in need with Albanism in Tanzania. So proud of their hearts to help others!!  Check out pictures from this fun event here! 

On Sunday, December 2nd – kids and their families gathered to start the holiday season with the spirit of giving in New York City. There was delicious food, holiday themed crafts / activities, and dance performances! Kids made cold-care packages for the homeless and everyone brought a present to be wrapped and donated to kids…

One of our favorite days of the year… Santa’s Workshop! What a heartwarming time it was wrapping gifts for local children in foster care and making cold-weather care packages for homeless members of our community. Crafts, yummy treats, music, and a visit from Santa made the scene perfect! Special thanks to: Crossroads United Methodist Church…

Touching Heart hosted our 2nd Annual Art with a Heart on October 13, 2018. This was a day full of compassion and creativity at the Clarendon Gallery where kids and their families enjoyed face-painting, caricature drawings, balloon sculpting, and live art stations! Art with a Heart had an incredible art gallery displaying over 90 pieces…

Touching Heart’s FIRST Family Gala was a night to remember! Touching Heart kids inspired and challenged everyone during our dinner program with their inspiration walk. The red carpet was filled with families and friends ready to celebrate and dance the night away! Our keynote speaker, Ken Harvey inspired us all speaking from his heart. Our…

Foster and adoptive families, friends, and community volunteers gathered at Burke Lake Park for the Foster Care and Adoption Fun Fair. This special event provides an important opportunity for children to spend quality time with their siblings and other family members while being treated to delicious food, games, and prizes. This year was Touching Heart’s…

On Friday, June 15th, our Kids on a Mission leaders Zoe, Samantha, and Natalie created an event for the opening night of the long-anticipated ‘Incredibles 2’. By completely selling out of movie tickets and having an awesome raffle they raised money for Touching Heart’s 2018 Foster Care Holiday Party! This event provides gifts, crafts, and…

Attendees joined us for an afternoon of competitive drills, knockout games, and shootouts while raising awareness and helping local foster care children. For those who weren’t basketball fans, there were snacks/drinks and raffles. This fun event was for kids of all ability levels and a great chance to connect with the community by giving back…