iFoster’s mission is to ensure that every child growing up outside of their biological home has the resources and opportunities they need to become successful, independent adults. We provide a free platform of resources for foster care youth, caregivers, and organizations.
We create solutions driving collaboration and efficiencies across the child welfare system, and we engage the community outside of child welfare to support our nation's most vulnerable children. Learn more about the resources for foster care youth available through iFoster.
iFoster is the largest and most inclusive online community of young people, caregivers, and organizations in foster care with over 89,000 members in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Guam.
We collaborate with over 4,000 corporations, government agencies, and community organizations. This collaboration allows us to provide resources for foster care youth including educational, employment, health, daily living, products, services, and opportunities they need.
Our library of resources for foster care youth, caregivers, and organizations is always growing – improving the lives of foster youth each year by delivering more than $260 million of new resources into the system annually.
We launch evidence and trauma-informed programs to prepare youth for independence – all evaluated for replication and adoption by the child welfare system.
Our library of resources for foster care youth supports our mission of connecting foster youth to resources and opportunities they need to be successful. We collaborate with more than 4,000 child welfare agencies and partners to help youth get the access they need.
Explore resources for foster care youth, how-to knowledge, and skills development that all foster youth need to become successful, independent adults and reach their full potential.
Third party evaluation for Administration for Children and Family Services has shown that using the resources for foster care youth portal decreases family needs, improves child and caregiver well-being, and improves placement stability.
The #1 foster youth need nationwide is access to technology. Less than 20% of foster youth have regular access to a computer and the Internet. The majority of youth aging out of care can’t afford a monthly phone bill to stay connected. Learn more about our tech-related resources for foster care youth:
The iFoster Jobs Program is an award-winning training, internship and employment placement program for foster youth aging out of care, to ensure they can be financially independent when they leave care. We offer evidence and trauma-informed curriculum that covers the hard and soft skills employers want.
The innovative iFoster AmeriCorps service program provides an opportunity for foster youth to train and serve as peer navigators and mentors. The TAY AmeriCorps program serves as a stepping-stone for youth aging out of care, giving them a chance to build public and health service careers.
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