From foster youth to foster care advocate
“Having a permanent home laid the foundation for my success. It also inspired me to pay it forward, because it’s up to each of us to share the opportunities we’ve had with the next generation.”
“Having a permanent home laid the foundation for my success. It also inspired me to pay it forward, because it’s up to each of us to share the opportunities we’ve had with the next generation.”
Advice from experienced foster parents and social workers who train and support them.
As with many crises, this one is hitting vulnerable people the worst. And it’s possible that more children will be in need of safe, loving homes as we move toward a “new normal.”
We’re talking with child welfare workers, collecting information from families, and working with trusted national and local organizations to bring you resources as we have them.
Brittany Matz is not sure exactly when it happened. But at some point in her life, she realized that her calling was to help children in foster care.
A woman who grew up in foster care thanks her former foster parents.