National Volunteer Month April is the time of year to recognize the help we receive; it’s Volunteer Month! We’d like to say THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteers […]
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National Media Attention for James and the Foundation for Foster Children
National Media attention Here is the video story focused on James Turner. James is one of our amazing foster youth from our community who is determined to make a difference […]
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James PBS Newshour Tune in to PBS tonight at 7:00 to catch our very own James Turner on PBS Newshour! His story will be part of their series on foster […]
Continue Reading »Cole Potrock: Young Philanthropist
Potrock Young Philanthropist Can you remember the last time you had that warm feeling that comes from doing good in the world? A sense of happiness that is hard to […]
Continue Reading »accesso gives back(packs)!
Accesso Gives BackPacks We want to send a big THANK YOU to the caring individuals at accesso Orlando for their backpack drive for our Safe Spaces. Yesterday they dropped off 20 […]
Continue Reading »New LIFEGUIDES Match: Melissa and Alexandra
Meet Melissa and Alexandra! Meet Melissa and Alexandra! They recently joined the LIFEGUIDES mentoring program and they are our newest match! If you or someone you know would like to […]
Continue Reading »Girl Scouts Making Birthday Cards
Girl Scouts Making Birthday Cards Girl Scouts Troop 1673 sent us this photo of their birthday card making session. The cards look beautiful already and will be sure to put […]
Continue Reading »Congratulations Micka!
Congratulations Micka Every year, FFC awards an older foster youth with the Blue Ribbon Award. This Award recognizes courageous individuals who are on a path to success despite the obstacles they […]
Continue Reading »Incentives for Education+ Students
Rewards for Improved GPA Our new intern, Kellie, is working today on the incentives for good GPA we send to students in our Education+ program each quarter. For students with […]
Continue Reading »From Illiterate to 3.75 GPA in 5 months
When 7-year-old Dayvion came to us for educational support, his previous education was basically nonexistent. Despite being old enough for second grade, he had never attended school. He could not […]
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