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Making
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Kid
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Who We Are
MAKS Corp. is a non-profit 501c3 organization located in Northwest Indiana that provides personal care and comfort items for local foster children in need. MAKS serves kids throughout Indiana's Region One which includes over twenty counties from our facility in Chesterton, Indiana that is open 24/7 to DCS ensuring our kids in care have what they need on an emergency/immediate basis. We provide everything from clothes and fire extinguishers to car seats and beds. We truly are a one-stop-shop for kids in care. We continue to provide for foster children while they transition to their permanent placements, whether at home or with foster parents. In the end our goal is to help the Department of Child Services (DCS) ensure our foster children have what they need.
Our Mission
MAKS is dedicated to helping local foster children by providing basic care and comfort items while they are displaced from home. We envision an inclusive culture of compassion and partnership in our local communities where we can guarantee basic need items to every child in care regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status.
IMPACT
2026 YTD
Kids in Care Helped
604+
Bags of Clothing & Shoes
558+
Beds & Bedding Sets
261+
Diapers & Wipes
219+
Indiana Counties
12+
Car Seats
54+
Personal Care & Essentials
290+
119+ FAMILIES
Prevented DCS Involvement