Upcoming Events: Join Us
Throughout the year, You Gotta Believe hosts several fundraising events to engage donors and volunteers and to bolster its mission. Learn more below and join us for one – or all!
Living with Strangers: Healing a Wounded Heart in a Distant Land | A Conversation and Q&A
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 5:30–8:00 PM
Location: Warner Music Group | 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Drawing from her new book, Living with Strangers, Robin Rosenbluth will reflect on her experiences in foster care and their lasting impact. YGB’s Executive Director, Jennifer Pinder, will lead a conversation followed by an audience Q&A exploring the profound difference that cross-cultural connection, understanding, and permanent family can make.
Ticket link coming soon!
The Fourth Annual Willie Garson Poker Tournament.
Date: Saturday, November 07, 2026
Time: 5 PM
Beloved actor and foster care advocate, Willie Garson, was best known on screen as Stanford Blatch in Sex and the City. But off camera, Willie was a loveable adoptive Dad to Nathen and a vocal advocate for older youth adoption. Following Willie’s tragic death from pancreatic cancer in 2021, his close friends in Los Angeles began hosting a memorial poker tournament to benefit You Gotta Believe.
NYC Poker Tournament
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2026
Hosted at Coinbase each year, the NYC Poker Tournament is a fun but competitive tournament for Big Apple bragging rights. Check back soon for information on our 2026 tournament.
Annual Crypto Cup Golf Outing
Date: August 2027
You Gotta Believe will host its first golf outing at the Bayonne Country Club in August 2026. More details coming soon!