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Foster Care Awareness Month

MAY IS FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH

Explore how you, your business or faith community can stand with local families who have said “YES” to caring for vulnerable kids. Families who know they are seen, valued and supported are able to keep their homes open longer and continue to accept new placements as needs arise.

While a priority is always to recruit foster parents who will open their homes to the nearly 1,500 kids in foster care in South Dakota, we also realize that they MUST have a network of support to succeed.

We all have a part to play, and we invite you to FIND YOUR YES.
Use your personal and professional skills, connections and resources to show foster parents they are not alone.

Building Foster Friendly Communities

Our Mission

DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES FOR SOUTH DAKOTA KIDS IN FOSTER CARE

A FAMILY
FOR EVERY CHILD

We recruit families to open their homes to the more than 1,500 kids in need of a temporary place to belong in our state

A COMMUNITY
FOR EVERY FAMILY

Our Foster Friendly Communities equip businesses, churches and nonprofits to wrap around foster families, connected via our Foster Friendly App

A STATEWIDE
NETWORK OF SUPPORT

We build Foster Friendly Communities, uniting all sectors to impact the ecosystem of foster care throughout South Dakota

Meet The Tramp Family And Learn How They Said Yes To Fostering

Here’s How Roughlock Auto Supports Foster Families

HOW YOUR BUSINESS CAN HELP
  • Create a special offer on the Foster Friendly App
  • Host a Give Back Day or event for foster families
  • Include foster moms in Mother’s Day messaging
  • Share about foster care on social media
  • Become a Corporate Donor
HOW YOUR FAITH COMMUNITY CAN HELP
  • Dedicate a service to sharing about foster care
  • Plan a love offering to benefit our mission
  • Take the next step in becoming Foster Friendly
  • Start a WRAP team to support a foster family
  • Attend or host the Hope for the Journey Conference

COLLABORATE FOR GREATER IMPACT

WORK WITH OTHERS IN YOUR AREA TO DREAM BIG!
  • Host a Foster Parent Night Out
    Businesses can serve as the venue & partner with a church to offer childcare
  • Foster Parent Appreciation Event
    Faith community hosts & invites Foster Friendly Businesses (food, inflatables, photographers)
  • Create Date or Family Nights
    Businesses partner together to offer dinner and… events (movies, mini golf, etc.)
  • What else?
    How can you support foster families every time they get a new placement… or have to say goodbye?
BUSINESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Sign Up for the Foster Friendly App
start here

Update Your Foster Friendly App Listing for May
email us

Share our social media posts to your page.
Social Media page

FAITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Use our Sermon Guide to Teach on Foster Care
Download

Explore Other Foster Friendly Faith Resources
Start here.

Attend the Hope for the Journey Conference
register

Share our social media posts to your page
Social Media page