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Join the movement to connect older foster youth to loving permanent families!

November is National Adoption Awareness Month

Together, we work toward the day when no young person leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family.
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BACKGROUND & CRITICAL NEED

  • Over 400,000 kids are in foster care, having been removed from their homes through no fault of their own.
  • While many foster youth are reunited with family, 17,000 young people “age out” of foster care alone without a permanent family to support them throughout life.
  • More than one in five kids waiting for adoption are aged 13-17
  • Approximately 114,000 youth are waiting be adopted and are at risk of aging out of foster care without permanent family connections

SOLUTION

Connection to a permanent family is possible for all foster youth!
At You Gotta Believe, we focus exclusively on finding permanent parents and families for older kids in the foster care system.

IMPACT

  • 47% less likely to be homeless
  • 50% less likely to be arrested
  • 23% more likely to finish high school
  • 50% more likely to pursue college/post-secondary education
  • 24% less likely to be unemployed

Meet Some of Our Families

Natasha and Sheldon

You Gotta Believe: Family Stories Natasha and Sheldon When Natasha and Sheldon came to YGB, they already had three children and a desire to provide

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Carlos and His Dads

Josh and Skylar welcomed their new son Carlos to their family in 2019. The three have nonstop fun together, and Carlos is keeping them very busy!

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The Bryant Family

In May 2015, Aleisha Braide-Bryant and her husband Anthony Bryant went from having just one child living under their roof — her biological teenage son, Mekhi — to six.

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Meet some of our families

Join the movement

Join us all month to celebrate families, advocate for youth, and come together to connect older foster youth to loving permanent families!

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Transform the life of a kid waiting in foster care!  

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Giving Tuesday

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…

National Adoption Day

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…

Sunday, November 5  

TSC NYC Marathon 

Team You Gotta Believe is made up of six volunteer athletes who will run through all five boroughs to shine a light on the urgent need for loving, permanent families for older youth in foster care. Support Team YGB
Tuesday, November 8

Giving Tuesday

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
Monday, November 13

Learn More About Moral Adoption

Moral Adoption is an unconditional commitment to be a family for a young person for the rest of their life, whether or not they are willing (or eligible) to be legally adopted. Watch one of our videos to learn more about Moral Adoption and join us on social media all day for more information on Moral Adoption. 
Sunday, November 18

Symposium on Moral Adoption

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

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