Florida Youth SHINE

Florida Youth SHINE (Striving High for INdependence and Empowerment) is a youth run, peer driven organization working hard to change the culture of Florida’s child welfare system.  FYS is proudly supported by Florida’s Children First (FCF).  FCF is a non-profit child advocacy organization dedicated to fighting for the rights of Florida’s at-risk children.  

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Federation of B.C. Youth in Care Networks

Our programs are open to all youth in and from care in BC between the ages of 14 and 24 and our goal is to make sure that all young people are connected with opportunities to express their unique voice and reach their full potential. Find the resources and supports you need by checking out our different services below.

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Alliance for Children’s Rights

Our mission is to protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect. By delivering free legal services, supportive programs that create pathways to education and jobs, advocacy, and systemic solutions, the Alliance levels the playing field and ensures that children who experience foster care are able to fulfill their potential.

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Tipping Point Community – Better Futures for Foster Youth

Tipping Point’s Better Futures for Foster Youth initiative provides a path out of poverty and weaves a robust safety net for all transition-aged foster youth in our community. It aims to change policy and systems to help secure stable housing, pursue and persist in higher education, and get better access to the supports and services these youth deserve. 

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Wellpoint Care Network

When young people age out of foster care at age 18, they often struggle with common tasks like maintaining a job, applying to college and getting their first apartment. Wellpoint’s Youth Transitioning to Adulthood program aims to support former foster youth as they navigate life as an adult on their own.

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Carolina Youth Development Center

Today, CYDC provides programs reaching over 1,200 children, youth and their families locally each year. We care for young people who are victims of physical and sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment, as well as providing resources and support to area families at risk of having their children removed from their home.

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For Jamie’s Sake

We are a foster and adoption resource center in Ashland Kentucky. We strive to bring awareness for children in foster care and we can also provide some first needs to foster families. We are also here to assist youth that are aging out of foster care with whatever resources we have available to us.

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Just in Time for Foster Youth

Each year, Just in Time for Foster Youth mobilizes a caring community to help over 850 transition age youth (18-26) with resources and relationships to become capable, confident and connected. We meet emergency needs, fill gaps in knowledge and experience, enhance job skills, and build confidence, resilience and well-being through connections to over 600 volunteers and former foster youth staff.

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Pivot: A Turning Point For Youth

Pivot, Inc. is a nonprofit community organization that advocates, educates, intervenes and counsels youth and families to make a positive difference in their lives. What we do: Meet housing & basic needs, provide education & job assistance, prevention & intervention, and therapeutic care.

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