You Gotta Believe

PSG (RSVP)
2025-04-24, 2025-04-11, 2025-04-03, 2025-03-27, 2025-03-20, 2025-03-06, 2025-02-27, 2025-02-20 and 6 more dates

Long Island Spring Bowling Event (RSVP)
2025-04-19

Zoom parent training + PSG (RSVP)
2025-04-17, 2025-03-13

MAPP start (but now NTDC) 10 week course start Cohort #2 (Registration required)
2025-04-02

Community Event - In Person Social Hour “Paint and Sip” Families and Youth (RSVP)
2025-03-22

ZOOM Parent Training “Poly Vagal” + PSG (RSVP)
2025-02-13

Jan 9- PSG (RSVP)
2025-01-09

Mapp Parent training 10 week course Cohort #1 (Registration Required)
2025-01-08

Parent Support Group (PSG)
2025-01-02

YGB Advocates Present: Open Mic Night for Foster Care Awareness Month
2024-05-31 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Open Mic Night amplifying the voices of current and former foster youth. Music, comedy, poetry, stories presented by YGB advocates.
Sign up to participate here | RSVP to attend here

Stars in the House: A Virtual Performance to Benefit You Gotta Believe
2024-05-23 19:00 - 21:00
Hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesely Jackson bring together the brightest and most generous stars to shine a light on the urgent need for permanent families for foster youth.
Watch Live Here

In Their Own Words: Memoirs of a Foster Care Journey
2024-05-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 20 East 43rd Street New York, NY, NY, 10017, United States
Writers discuss their personal experiences after aging out of the foster care system during this panel in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month.
Tickets Available Here

Charity Poker Tournament
2024-05-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Coinbase, 55 Hudson Yards, 4th Floor, NY, NY, 10001, United States
YGB’s inaugural Hearts & Hands Hold Em’ Poker Tournament to support youth in foster care. We welcome poker players of all skill levels to this casual, fun evening.
Tickets Available Here

Giving Tuesday
2023-11-28
Give the gift of family on this national day of giving! Every gift counts. It takes a team of case workers, advocates, trainers, recruiters, prospective parents, and of course, young people to pave paths toward permanency. Donate

National Adoption Day
2023-11-18
National Adoption Day is a collective, grassroots effort to raise awareness of the more than 113,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States. Spread the word about the urgent need for loving families for older foster youth by sharing this video

Gay With Kids Instagram Live: The path toward Moral Adoption
2023-11-16 19:00 - 19:30
Featuring YGB’s Mary Keane and Parent, Mike Adank
Watch on Instagram at @gays_with_kids
