Covenant House builds a bridge to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of trafficking through unconditional love, absolute respect, and relentless support. They can be found in 34 cities across six countries, and staff at all sites are trained to ensure an authentic welcome to LGBTQ+ youth and all youth regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Locations: Serving 34 cities in the US and five other countries.
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FosterClub’s mission is to lead the efforts of young people in and from foster care to become connected, educated, inspired and represented so they can realize their personal potential and contribute to a better life for their peers.
Location: FosterClub Headquarters, 620 S. Holladay Dr. #1, Seaside OR 97138
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You Gotta Believe (YGB) exists for one reason… to work toward the day when no young person leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family. Their goal is to find youth permanent families so that they have the support system they need to live safely and to their highest potential.
Everyone deserves a family – and that family is a critical element to human health and prosperity.
Locations: 3114 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 (New York location) and 761 Coates Ave, Suite 13 Holbrook, NY 11741 (Long Island location)
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Gay dad Rob Scheer remembers carrying a trash bag and feeling worthless when he was a kid in foster care. His created Comfort Cases to ensure every foster child feels a sense of dignity, and that every child deserves to pack their belongings in a special bag that they can call their very own. Please join them as they work to eliminate trash bags from the system and show children in foster care that they matter.
Location: 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 60, Rockville, MD 20850
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Second Nurture (2N) is an exciting support organization for foster and adoptive families that works in LA, Chicago, Columbus and Boston. They welcome families—whether pre-foster, foster, adoptive, or in-between placements—for monthly meetings, with supervised kids’ activities in an adjacent room. This gathering (“Cohort”) soon becomes its own little community. The 2N Family Support Specialist (FSS) facilitates these informal, meaningful meetings.
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