Creating pathways to stability, opportunity, and a brighter future.
Too many children and young adults face circumstances that can put their future at risk. We believe
prevention and opportunity can change that trajectory. Our work focuses on both ends of the foster
care journey-supporting children and families before crisis occurs, while helping young people aging
out of foster care build stable, independent lives.
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PROTECT & EMPOWER
Employment can change what comes after foster care.
Young people leaving foster care face extreme risk of homelessness, incarceration, addiction, exploitation, and human trafficking. TruFoster connects them to meaningful work, supportive employers, and a community that protects them and helps move them forward.
The Crisis We Cannot Ignore
Behind every number is a family under pressure or a young person facing an uncertain future.
175,000+
Children entering foster care each year
of all foster care cases could have been prevented with basic community supports and quality employment
NEARLY 50%
20,000+
young people age out of foster care each year
17%
of children missing from child-welfare care and reported to NCMEC in 2025
were likely victims of child sex trafficking
Historical data cited by Congress found that 60% of children reported missing after foster care were identified as likely sex-trafficking victims.
Sources: ACF AFCARS FY 2023 . ACF/OPRE . NCMEC 2025 . U.S. House Report 113-441
This Isn't Just Hiring.
It's Prevention. Protection. Possibility.
A job can help a vulnerable parent build the stability that keeps a
family safely together. It can help a young person impacted by foster
care build independence-and reduce the vulnerabilities
traffickers exploit.
PREVENTION. Strengthen families.
PROTECTION. Reduce vulnerability.
POSSIBILITY. Build a future.
Employers open the door. Community helps keep it open.
It can all begin with one job.
A Scalable Model, Rooted in Faith
1
EMPLOYMENT
CONNECTIONS
Create opportunities.
Hiring events, direct referrals, and employer partnerships connect people with meaningful work.
2
TWO EMPLOYMENT
TRACKS
PREVENTION
Hire parents.
Strengthen families.
INTERVENTION
Hire young people during or after foster care. Build stable futures.
3
TRUFOSTER
FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS™
Hire well. Support well.
Certification, assessment, manager preparation, and onboarding tools equip employers to hire parents and young people with confidence.
4
FAITH-ROOTED
COMMUNITY
Surround employment with support.
Churches, nonprofits, and community partners help address practical barriers and relational poverty.
A job can be more than a paycheck.
It can be a pathway to a new future.
Meaningful employment can provide more than income. It can create stability, confidence, purpose, relationships, and a foundation for independence.
That's why we connect young people with employers and opportunities that can help them build careers and futures-not simply find their next job.
Real change takes all of us.
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