Foster Parent Appreciation
We Appreciate You
Being a foster parent is a challenging and rewarding thing. Foster parents like you open your heart and your home to the children that need you most, and give so much to the Arizona community each day. At DCS, we recognize this service and are thankful for you all year round, but this month, Foster Care Month, signifies a time for us to do a little more to show our appreciation.
A Token of Thanks
It is because of foster parents like you, that the children of Arizona have a safe place to call home. Over the next month, we hope you’ll enjoy these deals, discounts, and freebies from AZDCS and some of our friends. Be sure to check back for more offers.
The month-long recognition includes a special family event Saturday, May 18 at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix. With help from the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Arizona Science Center is providing 300 complimentary general admission tickets (limit 4 per family) to foster families across the state — along with discounted admission all month long.
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation pays for children in foster care to participate in fun activities throughout Arizona. Visit their guidelines at affcf.org/guidelines to see all that they fund.
Explore all of the offers available this month below:
Upward Restaurants
Valid All of May:
Receive 10% off on your bill.
Valid at All AZ Postino, Federal Pizza, Windsor & Joyride locations.*
Arizona State Park Pass
Valid All Year:
FREE Arizona State Park Annual Pass for all kinship and foster families. Good for one vehicle, up to 11 people. CLICK HERE to request a pass.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Valid All of May:
Free admission to Boyce Thompson Arboretum with the presentation of valid Foster Parent identification at check-in.*
OdySea Aquarium
Valid Saturday & Sunday,
May 18th & 19th Only:
Receive $8 off adult admission and $6 off kids admission on-site at the OdySea Aquarium.*
AZ Science Center
Valid Saturday, May 18th Only:
With help from Arizona Friends of Foster Children (AFFCF) we have 300 free self-guided admission tickets (limit 4 per family) for Saturday, May 18, starting at 10:30am. After the first 300 admission, $10 tickets.
This is a first come, first serve event with presentation of valid Foster Parent identification at check-in.*
Can’t make it out on May 18th? Additional tickets can be purchased all month long for $10 each.
Valid All of May:
Get $10 self-guided admission tickets (limit 4 per family) with code fostercare. Ticket discount redeemable online at AZScience.org.
(*)Must provide valid identification ––including an Active Foster License or a foster child’s Notice to Provider–– upon check-in.
Raffle Prizes
We’ll be giving away raffle prizes all month long. We’ve got Diamondbacks tickets, Biosphere, AZSnowbowl Tickets and Desert Botanical Garden, Golfland Sunplash & Barros gift cards! Check back every Thursday to see the latest raffle. Enter Today!
Week 1 Raffle
Raffle 1: 3 family 4 packs of Biosphere tickets
Raffle 2: 3 family 4 packs of Phoenix Zoo tickets
Raffle 3: $50 gift card to Barro’s
Raffle 4: One (1) Family four (4) pack to the Desert Botanical Garden
Winners will be contacted on Thursday, May 9th.
* Week 1 raffle entries are accepted up till Wednesday, May 8th at 11:59pm.
When You Foster a Child, You Impact a Community
When you foster, there is an immense impact not only on the children you care for, but all those they will come into contact with throughout their life too. See the impact great foster parents can have,
through the Friend Family below.