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(max-width:600px){section{padding-block:44px}.sec-head{margin-bottom:24px}.top .wrap{padding-block:10px}.brand .lock{font-size:.78rem}.btn{padding:10px 18px}.hero h1{font-size:2.4rem}.hero .ctas .btn{flex:1 1 100%;justify-content:center}.tier{padding:20px}.tier.feature{box-shadow:5px 5px 0 color-mix(in srgb,var(--ribbon) 25%,transparent)}#custom-gift button[type=submit]{justify-self:stretch;justify-content:center}.chip-amt{flex:1 1 auto}.partner-card{padding:24px;gap:20px}.partner-card h3{font-size:1.5rem}.story .wrap{gap:28px}.why-bag{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:20px}h3[style]{margin:44px 0 20px!important}footer .wrap{flex-direction:column}}<\/style>\n<header class=\"top\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<a class=\"brand\" href=\"#top\" aria-label=\"Presents with a Purpose home\">\n<svg width=\"32\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 34\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M32 17 C 20 2, 4 6, 10 16 C 14 23, 24 22, 32 17 Z M32 17 C 44 2, 60 6, 54 16 C 50 23, 40 22, 32 17 Z\" stroke=\"var(--ribbon)\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M30 19 L22 32 M34 19 L42 32\" stroke=\"var(--ribbon)\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"17\" r=\"3.5\" fill=\"var(--ribbon)\"\/><\/svg>\n<span class=\"lock\">PRESENTS<br>WITH A PURPOSE<\/span>\n<span class=\"rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n<\/a>\n<nav class=\"links\" aria-label=\"Sections\">\n<a href=\"#reality\">The facts<\/a>\n<a href=\"#story\">My why<\/a>\n<a href=\"#bag\">The backpack<\/a>\n<a href=\"#partner\">Who we support<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n<a class=\"btn\" href=\"#give\">Donate<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<main id=\"top\">\n<section class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Birthday backpacks for kids in foster care<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:14px\">Every kid deserves a <em>birthday<\/em>.<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lede\">For many children in foster care, birthdays slip by unnoticed between moves, new schools and new homes. Presents with a Purpose funds birthday backpacks so a child in care gets a real celebration, with gifts chosen just for them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctas\">\n<a class=\"btn\" href=\"#give\">Fund a birthday backpack<\/a>\n<a class=\"btn ghost\" href=\"#reality\">See why it matters<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"photos\" aria-label=\"Photos\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"photo-row\">\n<figure class=\"photo-slot\"><div class=\"photo-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-photo1.jpg\" alt=\"A teen in a gold party hat holding a wrapped gift\" style=\"object-position:50% 45%\"><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-slot\"><div class=\"photo-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-photo2.jpg\" alt=\"Candles being lit on a Happy 17th Birthday cake\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-slot\"><div class=\"photo-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-photo3b.jpg\" alt=\"A teen in a hooded coat wearing a backpack\" style=\"object-position:50% 65%\"><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"reality\" id=\"reality\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"sec-head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">The reality<\/p>\n<h2>How kids in foster care spend their birthdays<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lede\">Children usually enter care through no fault of their own. Most will spend at least one birthday there, and many of those days pass without a cake, a card or a single gift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stats-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">2\u20133<\/span><span class=\"what\">birthdays the average child spends in foster care, many uncelebrated<\/span><span class=\"src\">Foster Love<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">$0<\/span><span class=\"what\">is often what the system budgets for a foster child\u2019s birthday party or gifts<\/span><span class=\"src\">Foster Friends of NC, on their local DSS<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">1 in 5<\/span><span class=\"what\">Tennessee foster kids moved homes 3+ times within a single year (21.3%)<\/span><span class=\"src\">America\u2019s Health Rankings, 2021 data<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">~8,000<\/span><span class=\"what\">children are in foster care in Tennessee at any given time<\/span><span class=\"src\">Youth Villages<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">5,026<\/span><span class=\"what\">Tennessee children entered foster care between April 2023 and March 2024<\/span><span class=\"src\">TN Commission on Children &amp; Youth<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">329,000<\/span><span class=\"what\">children were in U.S. foster care on Sept. 30, 2024<\/span><span class=\"src\">U.S. Children\u2019s Bureau (AFCARS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin:64px 0 26px\">What one birthday in care can look like<\/h3>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<div class=\"moment\"><span class=\"when\">The week before<\/span><p>A placement change. New house, new school, new rules. With frequent moves, a birthday can get lost in the shuffle.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"moment\"><span class=\"when\">The morning of<\/span><p>The new caregivers may not know the date, or may not have the money for gifts. Some kids don\u2019t even know their own birthday.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"moment\"><span class=\"when\">The afternoon<\/span><p>Birthdays can be a painful reminder of the family a child is no longer with, even when someone does try to celebrate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"moment\"><span class=\"when\">With a birthday backpack<\/span><p>The day arrives with gifts picked for them, everything needed to celebrate, and proof that someone remembered.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"story\" id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div style=\"display:grid;gap:28px;justify-items:start;align-content:start\">\n<h2 style=\"color:var(--gold)\">MY WHY<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-sam.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Hickey, founder of Presents with a Purpose\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" style=\"display:block;width:min(100%,260px);height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:18px;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px color-mix(in srgb,var(--gold) 55%,transparent)\">\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"margin:0;display:grid;gap:20px\">\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.1rem);line-height:1.25;color:var(--band-ink)\">\u201cI knew I needed to make that happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;gap:16px;color:var(--band-soft);font-size:1.05rem;max-width:62ch\">\n<p>During a Tennessee ice storm, my mom and I went to a local shelter to help people without power. Once we arrived, we realized it was way worse than we thought. We were walking around talking to people, and we came across this little girl whose birthday was the next day. We knew her family was in no place to give her the birthday she deserved. From that moment, I knew that was our mission.<\/p>\n<p>My mom and I went to Walmart and bought her toys, clothes, decorations and cupcakes. We dropped the gifts off at the shelter that same day. The next day, we were sent a picture of that little girl with the biggest smile on her face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:var(--band-ink);font-weight:600\">I knew I needed to make that happen again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:24px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--band-soft) 35%,transparent)\">\n<span><b style=\"color:var(--band-ink);font-size:1.4rem\">Sam Hickey<\/b><br><span style=\"font-size:.9rem\">Founder, Presents with a Purpose<\/span><\/span>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"bag\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"sec-head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">The birthday backpack<\/p>\n<h2>What your gift can do<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-grid\">\n<div id=\"give\" style=\"display:grid;gap:12px;scroll-margin-top:110px\">\n<form class=\"tier feature\" id=\"custom-gift\" novalidate style=\"scroll-margin-top:110px\">\n<span class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:1rem\">Donate<\/span>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--paper-2)\">\n<span style=\"font-weight:600;line-height:1.35\">Every dollar goes to birthday backpacks.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<label for=\"custom-amount\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap\">Donation amount<\/label>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border:2px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:6px 14px;background:var(--paper)\">\n<span style=\"font-family:var(--display);font-size:2rem;line-height:1\">$<\/span>\n<input id=\"custom-amount\" name=\"amount\" type=\"number\" inputmode=\"decimal\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" placeholder=\"55\" style=\"flex:1;min-width:0;border:0;outline:0;background:transparent;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--display);font-size:2rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"chip-amt\" data-amt=\"55\">One backpack \u00b7 $55<\/button>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"chip-amt\" data-amt=\"10\">$10<\/button>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"chip-amt\" data-amt=\"35\">$35<\/button>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"chip-amt\" data-amt=\"50\">$50<\/button>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"chip-amt\" data-amt=\"100\">$100<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>$55 covers one complete birthday backpack. Every gift, big or small, helps.<\/p>\n<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn\" style=\"justify-self:start\">Donate with PayPal<\/button>\n<p id=\"custom-msg\" aria-live=\"polite\" style=\"font-size:.9rem;min-height:1.2em\"><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<p class=\"give-note\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Donations are processed securely by PayPal. You can give with a PayPal account or any debit or credit card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-photos\">\n<div class=\"bag-group\">\n<span class=\"eyebrow\">For guys<\/span>\n<div class=\"bag-row\">\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-guys1.jpg\" alt=\"Black backpack\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-tumbler.jpg\" alt=\"Insulated tumblers\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-guys3.jpg\" alt=\"Guess Who? board game\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-guys4.jpg\" alt=\"Adidas after shave\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-guys5.jpg\" alt=\"Black athletic crew socks\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-guys6.jpg\" alt=\"Kit Kat snack size bars\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-group\">\n<span class=\"eyebrow\">For girls<\/span>\n<div class=\"bag-row\">\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-girls1.jpg\" alt=\"Cream backpack\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-tumbler.jpg\" alt=\"Insulated tumblers\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-girls3.jpg\" alt=\"Connect 4 game\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-girls4.jpg\" alt=\"Vanilla body and hair mist\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-girls5.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel athletic crew socks\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bag-slot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-girls6.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Fish candy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nvar f=document.getElementById('custom-gift'),i=document.getElementById('custom-amount'),m=document.getElementById('custom-msg');\nif(!f)return;\nvar chips=f.querySelectorAll('.chip-amt');\nchips.forEach(function(c){c.addEventListener('click',function(){i.value=c.dataset.amt;chips.forEach(function(x){x.setAttribute('aria-pressed',x===c)});m.textContent='';});});\ni.addEventListener('input',function(){chips.forEach(function(x){x.setAttribute('aria-pressed',x.dataset.amt===i.value)});m.textContent='';});\nf.addEventListener('submit',function(e){e.preventDefault();var v=parseFloat(i.value);\nif(!v||v<1){m.textContent='Enter an amount of $1 or more.';i.focus();return;}\nvar u='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?'+new URLSearchParams({business:'paul@datadriven.design',amount:v.toFixed(2),currency_code:'USD',item_name:'Presents with a Purpose birthday backpacks'}).toString();m.textContent='Opening PayPal to finish your $'+v.toLocaleString()+' donation\u2026';var l=document.createElement('a');l.href=u;l.target='_blank';l.rel='noopener noreferrer';document.body.appendChild(l);l.click();l.remove();});\n})();\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"why-bag\">\n<svg width=\"44\" height=\"44\" viewBox=\"0 0 44 44\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M8 16h28l-3 22H11z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--ribbon)\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M16 16v-3a6 6 0 0 1 12 0v3\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--ribbon)\" stroke-width=\"2.4\"\/><\/svg>\n<p><strong>Why a backpack matters.<\/strong> Kids in care often move their belongings in trash bags. Texas became the first state to pass a law requiring proper luggage in 2023, followed by Oregon, Maryland, New York and Washington, D.C. A birthday backpack is something a child gets to keep and carry with them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"partner\" id=\"partner\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"sec-head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Currently supporting<\/p>\n<h2>Where your backpacks go<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"partner-card\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner-logo\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pwp-tch-logo.png\" alt=\"Tennessee Children\u2019s Home\" width=\"273\" height=\"60\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"badge-now\"><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:var(--ribbon-ink);box-shadow:none\"><\/span>Now serving<\/span>\n<h3>Tennessee Children\u2019s Home<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lede\">Founded in 1909 in Maury County as the Tennessee Orphans Home, it now runs its largest campus in Spring Hill. It provides group home residential treatment, child and family counseling, and independent living programs for youth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"facts\"><span class=\"fact\">Est. 1909<\/span><span class=\"fact\">Spring Hill, TN<\/span><span class=\"fact\">Four campuses<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div style=\"display:grid;gap:10px;justify-items:start\">\n<span class=\"brand big\" style=\"color:var(--band-ink)\">\n<svg width=\"48\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 34\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M32 17 C 20 2, 4 6, 10 16 C 14 23, 24 22, 32 17 Z M32 17 C 44 2, 60 6, 54 16 C 50 23, 40 22, 32 17 Z\" stroke=\"var(--gold)\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M30 19 L22 32 M34 19 L42 32\" stroke=\"var(--gold)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"17\" r=\"3\" fill=\"var(--gold)\"\/><\/svg>\n<span class=\"rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"lock\">PRESENTS<br>WITH A PURPOSE<\/span>\n<span class=\"rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span>Birthday backpacks for kids in foster care.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>Contact: <span style=\"color:var(--band-ink);user-select:all\">samantharomaynehickey@gmail.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESENTSWITH A PURPOSE The facts My why The backpack Who we support Donate Birthday backpacks for kids in foster care Every kid deserves a birthday. 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