Our Vision: Every Child, Youth, and Family Thrives
More than 350,000 children are in foster care . Some of these children will remain separated from their families for months — or years — their lives forever changed by a child welfare system that is underfunded, overburdened, and rarely responsive to their true needs.
In 2023, Foster America amplified our impact by offering direct support to local governments and communities in co-designing more effective, community-driven solutions that ensure families have the resources they need — before they become entangled in the system. Our efforts are rooted in the belief that family well-being, not intervention, should be at the heart of child welfare. Today, we work alongside a network of leaders — including those who have been directly impacted by child protection investigations and foster care — to develop equitable solutions that strengthen families and prevent unnecessary systems involvement — until every family thrives .
We believe they deserve something better . And Foster America is on a mission to build it.
Foster America was founded in 2016 to reimagine how child welfare systems support children and families. What began as a fellowship model, embedding skilled professionals within government and nonprofit organizations to advance innovation and their child welfare careers, has evolved into a nationwide transformation effort .
2022: The Board of directors approves new strategy focused
2023: The organization launches its first Changemaker Circle, the next evolution in Foster America’s fellowship offerings
2024: Foster America serves as a founding partner of OPT-In for Families, a groundbreaking initiative of the Doris Duke Foundation
on bolstering resources for families and children before the child welfare system becomes involved
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