7,975 Kids In Kentucky Are In Foster Care Right Now

Learn about fostering requirements and common questions. Hear from foster parents and former foster youth.

Discover our I Belong Project™ Gallery and watch videos of adoption-eligible kids who share their hopes for families and the future .

Learn how your business or faith community can provide valuable support to help retain and care for local foster families.

Kentucky Kids Belong Is Part Of The America’s Kids Belong Family


We’re dramatically improving the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care.

We have 1 mission: FAMILY

We Target 2 Profound Problems

  • RECRUITMENT – Foster care has half as many foster parents as kids in care.
  • RETENTION – Half of new foster parents quit within a year.

We Offer 4 Signature Solutions

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Our I Belong Project video storytelling initiative films kids in need of adoptive families. It is the largest, most effective program of its kind that has the additional benefit of inspiring thousands of people each year to pursue adoption and fostering.

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We come alongside people ready to explore fostering and adoption to provide the inspiration and information they need to persevere in their journeys and find a way to help that is the right fit for their families now.

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Our Foster Friendly
Communities Movement and App target retention by equipping churches , businesses and entire communities to support, equip and encourage local foster families.

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Our coalition campaigns
leverage the convening authority of state governments to get businesses, faith communities and government working together to create collective and drive sustainable change in foster care.

Meet the Kids

Nationwide nearly one-quarter of kids in foster care cannot be reunified with their biological families and are seeking to be adopted.
Our I Belong Project is an innovating video storytelling initiative that elevates the faces and voices of adoption-eligible kids to help connect them with potential adoptive families.

Whether you are just beginning your journey to foster, a seasoned foster parent considering adoption or someone with a heart for vulnerable kids, take time now and meet some of the amazing kids in our community bravely pursuing belonging.


[One thing I love about IBP videos is that] all you see and hear is the child …. And the kids do a wonderful job of showing their strengths, personalities, vulnerability, etc.,much better than any narrative we could write. I just want you to know that I am so glad and appreciative that you brought Kentucky Kids Belong to KY. Working with [your team is] an absolute breeze, and you provide us with an opportunity to have a fun day with our kids.”

Kentucky Social Worker watching I Belong Project videos with fresh eyes

Louisville Celebrates Foster Friendly Day

WDRB 41 TV profiled Kentucky Kids Belong’s official launch of its Foster Friendly App to support area foster families.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg declared Foster Friendly Day for the city.
Watch the story.