$20,000 Match Extension!
Donate by June 30 to help us meet our $20,000 fiscal year-end match goal!
All gifts 2x matched until June 30!
Donate by midnight on June 30, and your support for youth lingering in foster care will go twice as far.
Children are placed in foster care after enduring abuse, neglect, parental drug use or other issues, and many have experienced significant trauma, grief and loss in their lives.
The priority of the foster care system is to keep families together. But when a judge has ruled that it is unsafe for a child to return to their family of origin, they need someone to step forward to adopt them.
children are lingering in foster care across the U.S.
of these young people age out of the system without a family every year.
youth will be homeless after age 18 without the support of a permanent family.
At one point, I thought I was going to be out on the streets.
How We Help
At the heart of our work is a commitment to understand the needs and lived experiences of the children and youth we serve, improve access for families who want to adopt from foster care and build an organization that supports the broader child welfare community.
Our strategic priorities and signature programs are grounded in research and created with a racial equity lens.
With help from our caring supporters and partners, we are urgently working to raise public awareness and expand the reach of our life-changing programs, including:
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®
Using a model proven to be up to 3x more effective in finding permanent families for the longest-waiting children in foster care.
Adoption-Friendly Workplace
Promoting the importance of offering adoption and foster care benefits and providing resources to thousands of employers.
National Adoption Day
Raising awareness and recognizing the adoptions of 85,000+ children from foster care through this annual event.
How You Can Help
There are many ways to get involved and make a difference.
“The more you give to others, the more you get in return.”
Resources to Support the Adoption Journey
We offer a variety of resources for parents and professionals.
Become an Adoption-Friendly Workplace
Interested in implementing an adoption and foster care benefits policy, but not sure where to start? Register now for a FREE webinar on July 10 to learn how to implement a policy that is a win for the organization, a win for employees and most importantly, could be life-changing for a child waiting for a family.
A Family That Stays:
Bridgett’s Story
As classmates enjoyed their holiday parties and treats, conversation buzzed about everyone’s plans for the upcoming break. But Bridgett’s focus was elsewhere. She was in her 12th foster home of the year and was about to be moved … again. That’s when she ended up in the principal’s office.
