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My Path Forward

Empowering Former Foster Youth

My Path Forward provides foster youth who “aged out” of the system without being adopted with housing, trauma-informed counseling, and critical supports to help them achieve independence.

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Waiting Children

Waiting Children

Over 700 children are available for adoption right now. But time is running out. Childhood doesn’t last forever. You can end the wait. Adopt a child from foster care.



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What Is Family?

Children in foster care are removed from unsafe families. Then they have no family. Their future is unknown. They may not even be adopted. What happens when teens aren’t adopted?

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