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I'm a Foster Youth
Find housing, college help, jobs, mentoring, basic needs and other resources available to you.
In foster care now or were in foster care before? Start here.
HELP FOSTER YOUTH
I Want to Help Foster Youth.
Everyone Can Do Something.
Nearly every community has children and young adults in foster care — and neighbors who would help if they knew how. Enter your ZIP code and we'll show you specific, doable ways to show up.
FOR ADULTS, CHURCHES AND BUSINESSES
How Would You Like to Help?
Pick the one that fits your life right now. Each path leads to real, local opportunities — not a brochure.
Give a Gift of Hope
$25 provides a foster girl with a copy of Take A Walk With Me and a Clara Jean rag doll — a tangible reminder that she is seen.
Learn About Gift of HopePray
Join a weekly rhythm of praying by name for children, caregivers and the workers who carry their cases.
See local optionsMentor
Be the steady adult who shows up every month. Consistency changes what a young person believes about their future.
See local optionsBecome a CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocates stand beside one child and make sure a judge hears what that child actually needs.
See local optionsVolunteer
Sort donations, pack duffel bags, drive to visits, tutor, or staff an event. A few hours goes further than you think.
See local optionsDonate
Fund birthday boxes, school supplies, sports fees and first-apartment kits — the ordinary things that say you matter.
See local optionsBecome a Foster Parent
Open a room, or offer respite for a weekend so another family can keep going. Start with an information night.
See local optionsHire or Offer an Internship
A first paid job with a patient supervisor is one of the strongest predictors of a stable adulthood.
See local optionsSupport a Young Adult
Youth aging out of care need furniture, groceries, a co-signer, a coach — and someone who picks up the phone.
See local optionsGet My Church Involved
A congregation can wrap around foster families with meals, rides, childcare and celebration all year long.
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I ONLY HAVE AN HOUR
That's Enough.
You don't have to change your entire life to change someone's day.
- Write a note of encouragement for a foster parent.
- Pack a duffel bag so a child doesn't move with a trash bag.
- Provide a Gift of Hope for a foster girl, when it becomes available.
- Drop off practical items for a young adult setting up a first apartment.
- Pray by name for one child, one caregiver and one social worker this week.
- Share a local opportunity with the steadiest adult you know.
- Ask your workplace whether it could offer one internship or entry-level role.
I Represent a Church
One congregation surrounding a handful of families changes an entire county's capacity to care. Here's a simple place to start.
SEE CHURCH PATHWAYS