We help Indiana’s 22,000 transitional age foster youth make successful transitions to adulthood through education, financial support, and advocacy.
How Foster Success transformed a federal grant program into a robust system of help for foster youth
December 28, 2019
Continue reading →Foster Success featured in national profile of issues facing foster youth
December 16, 2019
A series of stories, authored by Laura Bauer and Judy Thomas, chronicling more than a year’s worth of research across 12 states, appeared in the Sunday, December 15, issue of the Star and feature Foster Success.
Continue reading →Initiatives and goals we're working toward right now
Foster Success helps pass legislation extending foster care
Indiana was the first state to release school-level data on foster and homeless youth.
SPOTLIGHT: Read the latest insights on the growing population of foster students.
Two steps to get involved and help Indiana foster youth
See how we empower foster youth to be thriving adults
Financial Empowerment
Foster youth learn how to save money, spend wisely, and receive 1:1 savings matches to help them buy vehicles, apartments and more.
College & Career
Hoosier foster youth graduate at rates nearly half that of their peers. Here's what we're doing to change that.
Advocacy
Foster Success is a thought leader in child welfare reform. See how policies we’ve enacted are changing foster care for the better.
Engagement
Over 100 foster youth from around the state make up the Indiana Youth Advisory Board. Each year IYAB advocates for Indiana youth and leads improvements to the foster care system.