Support Foster Youth Aging Out of the System

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Stepping Forward LA, with the partnership of people like you, supports current and former foster youth as they age out of the foster care system. Your generosity will ensure:

  • Former Foster Youth can find and keep housing through our Housing Initiative.
    • Our newest program, run by a program staff with lived experience, helps current and former foster youth find and keep housing. With 40% of former foster youth facing homelessness, we've found that supporting foster youth get into safe, stable and affordable housing is more important than ever.
  • Young adults will learn essential skills and develop professionally through our Short-Term Paid Internships.
    • Each year, we hire about 50 former foster youth to our internship program to gain vital workplace skills and grow in confidence. For the majority of our interns, this is their first experience with professional work and earning a paycheck.
  • Current and former foster youth have access to our programs, staff, resources and a community of their peers 24/7, wherever they are through our Stepping Forward App.
    • Our one-of-a-kind Stepping Forward App provides community and essential resources, such as videos on a variety of topics, geo-maps with available jobs and housing and more. Created by former foster youth, for current and former foster youth, the content is geared specifically towards helping members transition from foster care to self-sufficiency.

Thank you for your generosity and for supporting the young adults as they transition successfully to adulthood. We are so grateful to have you as part of the Stepping Forward community!