Lilley is partnering with the home décor company Balsam Hill to launch a summer initiative to raise funds for essential school supplies for thousands of children in foster care.
The project, called “Camp Christmas in July,” will launch on June 15.
Lilley recently told the Hallmark Channel in an interview, “Kids who are at risk, homeless, or in foster care, so many of them say school is their safe place. So many of them don’t graduate high school, so it’s really important to set them up for success.”
In a recent post on Instagram, Lilley shared that she and her team at her organization “Christmas is Not Cancelled” hope to collect more than 2,000 backpacks full of school supplies for children in foster care.
Lilley and her husband Jason Wayne are foster parents and have three adopted children, Kayden, 5; Jeffrey, 3; and Julie, who is almost 3. They also recently welcomed their first biological child, Jacqueline “Jackie” Grace, on May 12.
In an interview with People Magazine, the 38-year-old actress explained that the name Jackie means “God will protect her” and Grace means “God will empower her”.
Lilley has starred in numerous films and TV shows, including “The Book of Esther,” “Revelation Road,” “Off the Menu,” “Snowkissed,” “Where Your Heart Belongs,” and “Royally Wrapped for Christmas.”