Foster Youth
A Home Within is dedicated to meeting the emotional needs of foster youth today.
AdoptUSKids helps foster and adoptive families whether you are just starting the process or have already adopted.
This link provides foster children on how to navigate through the legal system. Through this site, foster youth are able to access the California Foster Youth Bill of Rights, and explains how to speak with their lawyers and take an active role in addressing judges and other legal representatives.
The Oregon Department of Human Services is working in partnership with ASPIRE to encourage and empower foster youth to gain the knowledge and skills to become self-sufficient, responsible and contributing members of their community.
A comprehensive site that aims to give Arizona foster youth helpful information about the foster care system, shelters, education, the job market, and all the resources available to them within their community.
The California Foster Youth Education Task Force is dedicated to improving the outcomes of educational outcomes for children in foster care.
Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation entirely focused on foster care. Since 1966, they have worked to provide and improve—and ultimately prevent the need for—foster care in the United States. As advocates for change, they are committed to our 2020 Strategy – an ambitious yet attainable goal to safely reduce the number of children in foster care and improve the lives of those who remain in care.
Children & Families of Iowa’s Elevate is a youth-driven program that inspires change, compassion and connection for foster and adoptive youth in Iowa. Elevate members are youth ages 13 and up who have been involved in foster care, adoption or other out-of-home placements. We are young people who want to make a difference in the child welfare system. We come from every background and we all have stories to tell. Elevate’s mission is to inspire others to new levels of understanding and compassion to the life connection needs of foster care and adoptive teens by sharing their personal stories of hope.
Resources for youth and adults about foster care in the state of New Mexico.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation provides funding to non-profit organizations who are dedicated to improving the lives of children.
CASA provides support and resources to foster children.
Colorado’s state web portal has information about foster parents and child welfare.