Every community has foster families trying to do this alone. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Across the country, foster parents are stepping into one of the most meaningful—and demanding—roles imaginable. Many want to keep going. Too often, they simply don’t have the support they need to sustain it.
Fostering Hope exists to change that.
We partner with local leaders to build communities of support around foster families—so they don’t have to do this alone, and so children can experience the stability they need to heal.
HOW WE
Build This Together
Who this is for
You might be a good fit to bring Fostering Hope to your community if you are:
- A nonprofit leader serving children and families
- A church or faith community looking for meaningful local impact
- A community leader who sees the gaps in foster care and wants to help fill them
- Someone who believes relationships—not just services—are key to lasting change
You don’t need to have all the answers.
You don’t need to build something from scratch.
You just need to care—and be willing to take the first step.
What it looks like in practice
Fostering Hope is built on a simple idea: surround each foster family with a small, consistent team of volunteers who show up over time.
In communities across the country, this looks like:
- Volunteers delivering meals during overwhelming weeks
- Someone sitting with a foster parent over coffee, offering encouragement
- A team helping with childcare so a couple can reconnect
- A mentor showing up week after week for a teen who needs consistency
No one person carries the weight.
A team shows up together.
Over time, these small, consistent acts of care create something powerful: stability, connection, and a sense of belonging for both parents and children.
How we support you
You are not doing this alone.
Fostering Hope provides a proven model, along with the tools and support needed to implement it in your community. This includes:
- Step-by-step guidance to launch and grow
- Training for staff and volunteers
- Ongoing coaching and support from our national team
- Systems for volunteer coordination and family support
- Access to a network of communities doing this work together
We’ve spent nearly two decades refining this model so that it is both effective and sustainable—for the families you serve and for the leaders who carry it forward.
What’s possible
When foster families are supported, they are more likely to continue.
When they continue, children experience greater stability.
And when stability increases, the conditions for healing begin to take root.
That’s what’s possible—one community at a time.
Bringing Fostering Hope to your community doesn’t start with a commitment.
It starts with a conversation.
We’d love to learn more about your community, answer your questions, and explore what this could look like where you are.