Foster the Love Louisiana
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Foster the Love LouisianaProviding support and resources for children and families involved in foster care.
$0
raised by 0 people
$10,000 goal
Foster the Love Louisiana is a 501(c)(3) founded to provide support and resources for children and families involved in foster care and those affected by trauma in Louisiana. Our mission is to care for the children in the Louisiana foster system, support the families that carFe for them, and educate the community on the needs of the foster family. Started in Lafayette in 2018, Foster the Love Louisiana now has a chapter in Houma and other chapters in development.
With the state’s increased demands on foster parents and the continual increase of children in need of care, foster parents are overworked and under-appreciated. The national average for foster homes closure is 30-50% each year. As a community we need to rise up to support those families that are willing to care for these children. We want to come alongside foster families and support them in their journey.
In addition to providing resources for children and families in need, we offer multiple avenues of support for foster families. We provide training and learning opportunities for foster parents, so that they can become better equipped to parent children from hard places. We also provide support and life-skills training for aged-out and at-risk youth.
Future plans for the organization are to expand to truly become a support and resource “center”. We want to provide a safe place for foster parents to come for support and encouragement. We are working to team up with our regional DCFS office so that we can help them in recruiting more great foster families. We also hope that in the future we can provide a comforting environment where social workers can bring children while they search for a home in which to place them and where bio-families and children can enjoy visits away from the DCFS offices.
Thank you to everyone that joins us in this mission to serve children and families in need as well as our foster families on the frontlines of caring for the children in the Louisiana foster system!
Visit fosterthelovela.org to learn more!