Empowering Youth, Supporting Families, Building a Brighter Future
Helping youth and families affected by foster care through opportunities, tools, and resources to thrive. Foster and adoptive youth Pre-K through 12 and their families are welcome.
GET TO KNOW US
WHO WE ARE
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Founded in 2019 by local educator Aubrie Simpson-Gotham, on the belief that all children have unique gifts and talents to share with the world and should grow up loved, valued, connected to family, and embraced by their community. Fostering Connections strives to lessen the impact of foster care on youth and their families by opportunities such as Florida Youth SHINE, technology tools, resources such as our Career Readiness Academy and connections such as Foster/Adoptive Family Meet Ups and Teen Talks.
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Fostering Connections is Aubrie's vision to empower foster youth to reach their full potential, supporting the foster and adoptive families caring for these youth through connecting community (volunteers and community leaders) to impactful means that assist foster families in providing stable, loving homes for children in transition.
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Our Mission is to help youth meet their full potential by providing education programs, enrichment scholarships, and community for youth (Pre-K - 12) and the families impacted by foster care and adoption. Through this we give each youth and their families the opportunities, tools and resources they need to thrive. ​​​
WHAT WE DO FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE
We provide educational and enrichment opportunities: CLICK HERE to request.
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Providing computers for educational needs through technology grants
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Tutoring through educational grants
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Sports, music and other extracurricular activities and lessons through enrichment grants
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Summer camp scholarships
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​We equip children and young adults with career planning and networking skills through:
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Career Readiness Academy
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Teen Talks
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Florida Youth SHINE
​We support families affected by trauma and educate the community with:
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Foster/Adoptive Family Meet Ups
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FOSTER FRIENDS Volunteer Program
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Career Readiness is a job training program held twice a year for teens in foster care in all five counties we serve. In 2024, we will be adding College Readiness to our Career Readiness program. Click here to find more information.
Teen Talks, which will be held quarterly, are events for Foster/Adoptive teens in grades 6-12 to meet for fellowship, build friendships, and enjoy new experiences. Click here for more information.
Monthly Foster/Adoption Meet Ups- available to all foster/adoption families in the five counties we serve. Click here for more information.
Fostering Connections also offers scholarships and grants for youth in foster/adoptive families to go to summer camp, have an enrichment experience or receive tutoring. Click here to make a request.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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Become a Foster Friends Volunteer
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Donate through:
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Monthly Giving​
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Online Donation
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Send a Check
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Wire Transfer
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Legacy Giving
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Corporate Sponsorship (Annual Gala, Micro-Events and more)
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Employer Matching
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Stock Donation
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- Host a Micro-Event
NEWS & UPDATES
