Aging Out Safety Net Fund

We need your help to ensure that young people who leave foster care have a safety net when things go wrong. Please make a pledge to help today.

Each year, approximately 20,000 young people age out of foster care. The vast majority of these young adults transition without the range of supports necessary for success. While many work hard to complete their education and maintain employment, often they are faced with unforeseen obstacles that threaten their fragile economic stability. Without permanent connections to supportive adults, young alumni of foster care struggle alone to manage crisis and challenges, for which most young adults would turn to parents for assistance.

Without having established other people to call family, Ryan tried to reconnect with his biological family after he left foster care. He ended up being injured by one of them, resulting in a trip to the Emergency Room. He missed work, and ended up losing his job and saddled with a pile of medical bills. Ryan was unable to pay his rent and was evicted from his apartment.

Donald found that his eyesight was worsening and that the glasses he “aged out” of foster care with no longer met his needs. A full-time college student without health insurance, he struggled to read his assignments with his out-dated prescription.

These stories are true, but the names have been changed to protect the identities of the young people. These are just a few of the stories shared by thousands of youth across the country who age out of the foster care system each year.

The Need

Your gift to the Aging Out Emergency Fund will help ensure that youth get the resources they need in urgent situations.

Your donation will be used to provide young people:

Housing:
> Move-in deposits
> Emergency rent (when unexpected things go wrong with finances)
> Basic furnishings and supplies

Medical:
> Uncovered medical expenses, including prescriptions
> Dental and eye care
> Emergency room expenses
> Counseling and mental health assistance

Transportation:
> Emergency transportation needs
> Car insurance assistance

Education & Job Training:
> Education/Vocational classes not covered by other educational assistance programs
> Schools expenses, including application fees, books, dorm needs
> Uniforms and work-related clothing and supplies

In addition, your gift allows FosterClub to raise awareness about the issue of youth aging out of foster care and bring attention to the needs of these young people to America’s policy makers.

Your support is sincerely needed and appreciated. Proceeds go to support the urgent financial needs of young alumni of the foster care system and will provide a life-line which is otherwise missing from the lives of former foster youth. It strengthens the network of support that this vulnerable population desperately need.

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