Jambos: Greatest Need

Moving into the foster care system is a scary and uncertain transition. For many children, it happens so suddenly and quickly that they don’t have time to pack clothing to bring with them. After reaching out to the Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS), Jambos founder, Rebekah Black, learned that pajamas were one of the biggest needs of children in foster care. In 2017, she began a small nonprofit called Jambos as a way to meet this need in her community. 

Jambos provides pajamas to children transitioning into foster care, creating a tangible, practical way to support the foster care community. What started as a solo project in Black’s living room has transformed into an international movement of thousands of volunteers and donors. Since 2017, Jambos has provided 80,000 pairs of pajamas to children in America and around the world. Because of a viral video in December 2022, Jambos has been able to give 16,000 pairs of pajamas this year alone. 

Thanks to your generosity during Be Rich last year, you allowed Jambos to keep up with the increasing needs of the foster care community as their outreach has increased. Your gift allowed them to not only provide pajamas to children but also to serve those children faster than normal by delivering pajamas directly to their doorsteps. A single pair of pajamas means so much to these children, even inspiring a young girl in foster care to donate pajamas to a girl “just like her” on Pajama Sunday in Waumba Land.  

“Both [Gwinnett Church and Hamilton Mill Church] have been instrumental,” shares Black, speaking of the churches’ supportive staff, volunteers, and attendees. “To say that you’re FOR something is one thing. To prove it is another. And they really are [FOR us]!”