Nature heals, soothes, and restores.
This is especially true for foster children,
who have experienced so much trauma.

TSC helps get foster children outside more, where they can benefit from the healing power of nature and intentional experiences - physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.
Will you help us help them?

Studies show that spending time in nature heals in all kinds of ways.

Unfortunately, access to outdoor spaces tailored to foster families’ needs is limited at best.

With your help, TSC hopes to change all that.

    • Improves gross and fine motor skills

    • Provides a natural source of vitamin D

    • Improves muscle strength

    • Lowers risk of obesity and hypertension

    • Improves immune system, eye, and bone health

    • Improves self-regulation of emotions

    • Lowers anxiety and chances of depression

    • Helps with PTSD and ADHD

    • Improves sleep patterns

    • Promotes creativity and imagination

    • Improves decision-making & organizational skills

    • Encourages & expands thought

    • Stimulates all 5 senses

    • Builds confidence & self-respect

    • Fosters independence

    • Teaches responsibility

    • Reduces mental fatigue

    • Builds resilience & increases patience

    • Improves communication with others

    • Increases self-awareness

    • Improves interpersonal skills

    • Improves peer-to-peer relationships & family connections

    • Improves ability to cope

    • Contributes to a greater sense of stability and permanence

    • Promotes greater appreciation for their environment

(See sources below.)

Tire Swing Collective gives foster children & their caregivers greater access to outdoor spaces tailored to their unique needs. Utilizing trauma-informed design & programming, each site offers foster families and the broader foster care community a place to connect, retreat & recharge.

What can you do
to help?

Consider being part of a foster family’s support community. There are a number of organizations that can help you do that. Reach out to TSC if you need help connecting with an organization that serves the foster care community in your area.

Data Sources: Power of Nature