Our Story

Our Village Closet (OVC) was founded in 2018 by two Resource Mommas (aka Foster Moms), Dominique and Amanda.  We call ourselves the Dreamers and Connectors.  Advocacy, connections and nurturing attachments are our jam! But why did OVC begin?  We believe that advocacy and educating come from our lived experiences.  Our whole mission started out of a basic need.  We ourselves experienced last minute placements without enough of or the right kind of supplies. Dragging a fragile newborn, disassociated toddler, or overstimulated and afraid grade schooler around town in search of what is needed just doesn’t work, and certainly doesn’t mitigate further trauma.  The closest such resource in Northern California is still too far away for quick access. We also learned how much support and encouragement we needed along the way: connections to others who understood what it was to invite brokenness and trauma into our lives and homes, people who could help us lean into the uncertainty, resources to help us parent complex trauma, extra needs, medical fragility, attachment disorders and so much more.  And so, we dreamed of such a place, part supply closet/part support and resources.  For years. 

We decided one day to take that first step, that first leap of faith, and have been moving forward, growing our village with volunteers and supporters along the way.  Our Village Closet has an opportunity and the potential to strengthen and bring the foster community together, working collaboratively to provide extra layers of support for the youth and families of Sonoma County foster care.  This is a call to action, a call to empower, a call to reach out to those in need, a call to stand together in the gap between the hurt and the healing. Step into Our Village and join us.