We are the national network for young people in foster care.
I'M A
Young
Person
or young adult who has experienced foster care
THIS IS WHY IT MATTERS
Every two minutes a young person enters the foster care system.
Foster care is an important safety net in our society. However, being in foster care is a difficult experience for most young people.
Take the next two minutes to learn how you can help.
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Blog
Sometimes the hard times foster kids go through are the very things that shape their success as adults. Allison Anders is a successful writer and director, one of the few...
Alonzo Harding Mourning is his full name. He was born in Chesapeake Virginia on February 8, 1970. As Alonzo grew up, his parents found it harder and harder to get...
Charlotte was born in Puerto Rico on September 25, 1976 to a mother who struggled with mental illness. Convinced that the “demons” would not follow her to the cold and...
Chapin Hall released a new report: A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime: Relational Permanence Among Young Adults with Foster Care Backgrounds The phenomenon called “aging out” includes approximately 20,000...
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893) Passed unanimously by both Houses of Congress in September, 2008, the bipartisan Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions...