A newspaper article caught the attention of Libby Gruender. It was about a Midwestern girl in foster care. When her foster mother presented the child with a birthday cake, the girl burst into tears, saying she had never had a birthday cake before.
That is the origin of Cake4Kids. Gruender started the nonprofit in September 2010, providing free birthday cakes to foster children and at-risk youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sadly, Gruender passed away in 2013, but Cake4Kids continues her mission to give something to celebrate to children in the foster care system and those experiencing hardships and trauma.
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