
We're not all called to do the same thing,
but we are all capable of doing something.
Jason Johnson, Everyone Can Do Something
The question is not whether you can play every role. The question is: What is yours?
WE CAN CHANGE THE STORY AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FOSTER-CARE CRISIS.
Upstream, we strengthen families before separation. Downstream, we build stability
and protection for young people during and beyond foster care.
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UPSTREAM
Prevent Separation
170,943
children entered U.S.
foster care in FY2024.
55%
of entries
involved neglect.
Poverty is not neglect. But
unstable income, housing. food, child care, and transportation can push families toward crisis.
QUALITY WORK CAN HELP BUILD THE STABILITY THAT KEEPS FAMILIES SAFELY TOGETHER.
Economic insecurity is iinked to 3-9x higher maltreatment rates. A S1 minimum-wage increase was associated with 9.6% fewer neglect reports.

THE FOSTER CARE TO
TRAFFICKING PIPELINE IS REAL. MEANINGFUL WORK, RELATIONSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY CAN HELP INTERRUPT IT.
Among those youth, 79%
said trafficking occurred
during a child-welfare
placement.
of foster-connected youth
in a federal high-risk study
reported or had records
of trafficking.
40%
young people exited foster care through emancipation in FY2024.
15,379
Protect The
Transition
DOWNSTREAM
Sources: U.S. Children's Bureau, AFCARS FY2024; HHS Survey of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care; Conrad-Hiebner & Byram: Raissian & Bullinger. Entry circumstances overlap. The trafficking study included 33S youth selected for elevated risk and is not representative of all foster youth.
Our Biggest Invitation
Your Next Hire Can Help Change A Family's Trajectory
Business owners and hiring leaders hold something powerful:
access to meaningful work. A quafrty job cannot solve every
vulnerabifity-but stablo income, a healthy workploce, and an
empioyer who sees the whole person can become a foundation
for lasting stability.
HIRE MISSIONALLY. HIRE STRATEGICALLY.
HIRE WITH SUPPORT.

You Do Not Have To Do Everything.
Do Your Thing Well.
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DISCOVER
Name the capacity, influence, or resource already in your hands.
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CONNECT
Let TruFoster match your contribution to a real need.
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COMMIT
Take one clear next step and follow through.


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