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Dear Supporters,
We are deeply grateful to the Mercury News for selecting Fostering Promise as part of their 2024 Wish Book campaign, which connects their readers to Bay Area organizations working to build a better world. See article below:
"How can foster kids prepare for life after they leave the system? A new South Bay nonprofit has a plan."
By Steve Palopoli
Bay Area News Group
Published November 2024
"Life in the foster care system can be hard. But life after it can be even harder.
Breeaunna Lynn learned that as a nonbinary lesbian teen when after entering the system in the Bay Area at age 7 — and moving several times over the years — their homophobic foster mother kicked them out of her home on their 18th birthday.
In California, more than 1 in 4 foster youth experience homelessness after they transition out of the system. But the challenges they face go even deeper than that; unlike kids who grow up in a stable home, Lynn says, foster kids often get to transition age without learning crucial real-world skills."
Read the full article, and donate to Fostering Promise through the Wish Book, here. Please also share it with your networks!
Informed and guided by those with lived experience, Fostering Promise addresses deep-rooted systemic issues through advocating for policies that ensure all young people exit foster care with a safe place to call home, the support of a caring mentor, and hope for a promising future.
Make a commitment today to support our effort through the Wish Book as together we can create a future in which every youth exiting foster care steps into adulthood with confidence, stability, and the opportunity to fulfill their potential—just as we invest in our own children!
With deep respect and appreciation,
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