Events
Kid's 1/4 Mile Ride on Toy Race
Race Volunteer
Description
Join us for the Annual Fostering Hope 5K & Kid's Dash on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 8:30am at White Hall Park in Richmond/Madison County!
Raising Hope 5K will benefit Orphan Care Alliance (OCA). OCA is a ministry that operates throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana, mobilizing Christians to serve vulnerable children and families within the foster and adoptive community. OCA directly impacts youth with foster care and adoption history through their Life Coaching program. OCA Life Coaches are trained and then matched to mentor a youth in foster care: to be their friend and walk alongside them in life when they might not have anyone else. OCA supports children in foster care by meeting their physical, emotional, and therapeutic needs through the OCA Family Support, Life Coaching, and Family Preservation ministries
RACE FEATURES:
- Scenic loop course on paved trail/roadway surfaces through beautiful White Hall Park
- 5K Run/Walk, Kid's 1/4 Mile Dash, Kid's 1/4 Mile Ride on Toy Race and 5K Virtual option
- Create or join a race group/team. Invite your friends, family, & co-workers to join your team. We'll have a prize for the largest team.
- Commemorative race T-shirts (Unisex and Youth sizes). Register by August 22 to receive T-shirt.
- Free race photos
- Referral Rewards (Refer 5 people who register for the race and get a $25 refund on your registration)
- Awards for Top Finishers in each age bracket!
- Race manually timed by RaceRise
- Food, fun, music and fellowship for a great cause!
5K COURSE MAP --- See section below
AWARDS -- Awards will be presented to the top 3 Male and Female Runners overall. Medals will also be given for the Top 2 M/F in each age bracket (10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+).
Place
500 White Hall Shrine Road
Richmond, KY US 40475
2024 Race Photos - Thanks Ruby Cline-Eaton!
All photos in this gallery are free to download, share and enjoy!
Fostering Hope 5K --- A Family Fun Event to Raise Hope for Youth in Foster Care!
Orphan Care Alliance is a Kentucky nonprofit which serves foster, adoptive, and kinship families across Kentucky and southern Indiana. Our Fostering Hope 5K helps fund several programs that directly support children impacted by trauma. From providing Goodnight Bags to children entering the Foster Care System to providing free, trained Life Coaches to youth ages 11-19, OCA seeks to provide hope and healing to youth with foster and adoptive histories. We also provide parent Connect Groups and Family Coaches so the entire family can survive and even thrive.
Orphan Care Alliance --- Our Race Charity Beneficiary
Fostering Hope 5K benefits Orphan Care Alliance (OCA).
OCA is a ministry that serves vulnerable children and families within the foster and adoptive community across Kentucky and southern Indiana. Our 5K race continues to grow each year as does the need for Orphan Care Alliance.
In the last year, we have provided case workers to over 70 families at no cost to them through our Family Preservation program, requiring us to hire more staff to keep up with the need. The families are referred to us from state social workers as those who may lose their children to the foster care system if specific changes to their home environment are not made.
In 2024, OCA matched trained Life Coaches (mentors) with 74 vulnerable teens in the foster care system to help them walk through the challenging phase of exiting the foster care system and entering adulthood. We also provided 35 Community Impact Scholarships to youth who have had a history of foster care and/or adoption. The scholarships pay for much needed therapeutic services and trauma counseling not covered by insurance.
Thanks for your participation and donations to support our mission!
$25 donation provides crucial general support; $50 covers the cost of a background screening for a Life Coach; $75 provides a coaching call for a foster or adoptive family on the brink of disruption.
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
5K Route Map
Our 5K Route will start/finish near the log cabin at the White Hall Mansion. The route will include an out and back on the access road and a loop of the entire park and lake area. We'll have 1 or 2 water stops along the way.
Directions
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