Foster Youth
Since 1971, ITAO has made a difference in the lives of thousands of children in Hawaii by offering resources and information to those in the community concerned with protecting the interests of children and youth in out-of-home care, while providing responsible advocacy.
This volunteer-based organization works to provide Georgia’s foster children with their basic necessities and support. They have an active facility that includes a distribution center (for dispersing free clothes and toys), and a resource center.
Waterbury Youth Services is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing resources and the overall wellbeing of children.
Colorado’s state web portal has information about foster parents and child welfare.
An organization that serves foster children in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole County in many ways. Grants are given to help children participate in sports, arts, cultural events, and receive educational tutoring. They also provide children with their basic personal hygiene items, celebrate birthdays, provide a housewarming basket to foster children when they turn eighteen, and run summer camps and activities.
This site is run by Office of the Foster Care Ombudsman of California and provides a multitude of information concerning foster youth in the state. It lays out many legal rights, options, and information foster youth should be aware of.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation provides funding to non-profit organizations who are dedicated to improving the lives of children.
The California Foster Youth Education Task Force is dedicated to improving the outcomes of educational outcomes for children in foster care.
Foster Youth Services programs provide support services to foster care children who have suffered the effects of multiple families and broken schooling.
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.
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.
Represent is a national magazine written by and for young people in the foster care system. Through personal narratives and reported stories, the teen staff provides an inside look at life in the system that other teens in care can connect with. Teen readers report that the magazine makes them feel less alone and gives them practical insights into handling the challenges they face. The magazine is also an invaluable resource for adults. Staff, policymakers and foster parents report that reading Represent helps them understand the lives of young people in care in new ways.