ALL IN for FOSTER ADOPTION
Everybody deserves
Somebody
Not Just Numbers
Strategy & Priorities
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Foster Alumni Retreat
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Created by Lynn Johnson, former Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services – Administration for Children and Families, and now CityServe Vice President of Children and Youth Initiatives, The ALL IN for FOSTER ADOPTION is a national call for partners in every state to commit to being ALL IN for finding forever families for the
waiting children in the foster care system.
Challenging Every. . .
state
church
community organization
foster alumni
individual
To prioritize
America’s kids!
Every waiting kid in the foster care system is at risk of ending up in another system–juvenile justice, homeless, or trafficking.
We can take 122,000 down to ZERO foster children when everyone decides to be ALL IN.
ARE YOU
All In?
NOT JUST
Numbers
122,000
Waiting for a “forever family”
71,000
Parental rights have been terminated
50,000-60,000
Wait more than 3 years for adoption
14,000
15-17 year olds wait twice as long for permanency
20,000
Emancipated youth – most experience PTSD, will not graduate from high school, or rarely get college degree
“Lynn is a passionate leader who has dedicated her life to serving vulnerable children. She truly understands the imperative of government working alongside faith and community leaders to strengthen families.”
-Mary Landrieu, Former U.S. Senator, Louisiana
Annual Foster
Alumni Retreat
August 2021
A permanent sense of community is a necessary aspect of living well. We want to establish a yearly retreat so young adults from the child welfare system have a community of support.
Every $1,000 gift