This October, we observe National Mental Health Awareness Month and World Mental Health Day (Oct.10.) These designations give us the opportunity to have honest conversations about mental health, while reducing stigma and encouraging those who need support to reach...
Impact
From Couch Surfing to Stability: How Foster Success Helped Mary Rebuild Her Life
Mary was just 18 years old when she reached out to Foster Success for support, finding herself without a stable place to live and relying on couch surfing. After exiting foster care, she enrolled in college, but the weight of newfound responsibilities was...
“Do It Sooner” — Ash’s Empowering Message for Future Youth Leaders
What initially was just a night away from her foster parents ended up becoming the start of Ash’s leadership journey. She first heard about Foster Success in 2019 when her Independent Living (IL) worker told her about an upcoming Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB)...
Supporting the Next Generation: Chelsea’s Path to Empowerment
Chelsea’s journey with Foster Success began at 18, as she was preparing to age out of the foster care system. Facing the uncertainty of adulthood, she learned about the Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program, a federally funded, state administered resource...
From Donor to Dream Job: Sarah Arenas’s Journey with Foster Success
Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB) Leadership creates, presents, and trains Indiana Judges on a bench card.
Fostering Change: Young Man Works to Impact Indiana’s Foster Care System
Jordan O., a young person with foster care experience, is working to change the lives of teens and young adults with foster care experience. Jordan first entered the foster care system at the age of seventeen. One of his first experiences with leadership and Foster...
On the Road to Success
Homeless at 13, she had no idea what her future would hold. All Mary knew was people cared. Good samaritans would deliver care packages filled with food, hygiene items, and other necessities. Someday, she thought, she would be in a position to help others in similar...
FriendsGiving raised over $50,000
Last year we encouraged people to think in the spirit of giving through our annual Friendsgiving event. Here’s the breakdown of what donors like you accomplished.
2020 by the numbers
Like so many others, the ways in which we work with one another has changed this year, but the work which we do at Foster Success has not changed
2020 Education Outcomes report now available
Foster Success has reviewed information on 17,000 foster students in Indiana. This report details recommendations to improve academic success.
