Youth in Care
Somebody's Someone
A memoir which chronicles the life of an amazingly resilient young girl, who is caught in the Foster Care system.
Survivors
of the System
Survivors of the System provides a forum for support and networking
among youth in/from care.
Say
So (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out)
Say So's mission is to work to improve the substitute care system
by educating the community, speaking out about needed changes, and
providing support to youth who are or have been in substitute care.
National
Youth in Care Network
The National Youth In Care Network exists to nourish the development
of Youth In Care Networks across Canada, while helping our members
find their voices and regain control over their lives through support,
skill building, and healing opportunities.
FosterClub
FosterClub's mission is to provide foster children with a network
that allows them to communicate with each other and provide them
with education, motivation, and benefits that the foster care system
does not usually provide.
CAST
(Children's Aid Society Teens)
CAST's goal is to work as a strong and knowledgeable team of Youth
In Care to empower children and youth by advocating for their well-being.
CYC
(California Youth Connection)
California Youth Connection works to improve foster care, to educate
the public and policy makers about our unique needs and to change
the negative stereotypes many people have of us.
Career & Education
National
School to Career Partnership
National School to Career Partnership works to engage young adults,
ages 17-23, in foster care or recently transitioned from foster
care, corrections, and English as a Second Language, in a work and
learning experience that expands their opportunities for future
academic and career success.
FAME
FAME's primary goal is to provide targeted financing tools, information
and solutions that enable Maine citizens to take advantage of opportunities
that might otherwise be unavailable.
The
Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan
The Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan is dedicated to helping
foster youth thrive through fine arts, sports and job opportunities.
Blunt
Blunt Youth Radio Project is a weekly call-in talk show run by high
school students.
Support
QUITNET: Quit All Togeter
Launched in 1995, QuitNet is the Web's original quit smoking site. QuitNet operates in association with Boston University School of Public Health.
The Original Foster Care Survival Guide
The Original Foster Care Survival Guide was written with as few words possible, for you--a
teenager desperatley searching for someone to lead you out of foster care and into a successful
future. I am confident this book will prove to be a powerful tool for you in your trasnition
to a successful adult. Why am I so confident? Because in making my own transition from foster
care to successful adulthood, I personally tested and validated every concept presented.
Fight for your Rights [pdf]
This Guidebook is intended to help foster youth (and all those who care about them) to understand the rights and
services available when leaving the foster system.
Youth Activism Project
The Youth Activism Project encourages young people to pursue their ideas for community change. Dozens of success stories are posted on its site showing how minors have created teen centers, reformed school policies, changed laws, etc. A toll-free hotline (1-800-KID-POWER) offers free advice. Action handbooks, videos, a free monthly e-newsletter and other resources designed for teens as well as their adult advisors are aslso available.
fyi3
fyi3.com is a partnership web project between FosterClub.com and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative.
The website, fyi3.com, provides foster youth between ages 14 and 23 opportunities to become involved, informed and independent in their tranisitoning journey towards adulthood.
Material
Comforts
Material Comforts is a nonprofit organization providing comfort
and support to foster children through the production of homemade
quilts.
Camp
to Belong
Camp to Belong is a year-round national nonprofit all volunteer
organization dedicated to reuniting brothers and sisters placed
in separate foster homes for events of fun, emotional empowerment
and sibling connection.
Community
Mentoring
We work with youth ages 11—21 who are living in and preparing
to leave the foster care system in Cumberland and York Counties.
We recruit and train mentors, match them with youth, and help them
develop and sustain a meaningful relationship. Mentors provide youth
in care a teacher, a role model, a friend.
Outright
Outright creates a safe, positive, affirming environment for gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning folks ages 22
and under.
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a major national
effort to help youth in foster care make successful transitions
to adulthood. We bring together the people and resources needed
to help youth make the connections they need to education, employment,
health care, housing, and supportive personal and community relationships.
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