A Foster Friendly campaign is a local, people-centric community initiative that activates businesses, faith communities, nonprofits, native communities and elected leaders to create conditions where culturally informed foster families and kids thrive, connected via our open-source platform, the Foster Friendly App, and other local resources.
The purpose is to build adequate community support for foster families and the children they serve.
Vision and Innovation Event
Don’t miss our upcoming Vision and Innovation Event where we’ll be joined by Mayor Jason Salamun to begin a journey to make the Black Hills region a Foster Friendly Community.
Here Are 7 Ways You Can Help Kids in Foster Care In Rapid City
South Dakota Kids Belong is proud to partner with the leadership and residents of the Black Hills region to dramatically improve the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care by ensuring:
A family for every child,
A Foster Friendly community for every foster family and
Hope for the entire community.
We invite you to choose one of the following ways to get involved.
1
Foster
Become a foster parent. Right now Rapid City has 514 children in care and only 103 foster families.
3
Lead WRAP Support
Become a WRAP team leader or Coordinator with your business, faith, nonprofit, or civic organization to provide much-needed hands-on care to foster families.
4
Foster Friendly Business
Become a Foster Friendly Business by doing what you do best and providing a special offer for local kinship and foster families via our Foster Friendly App.
5
Foster Friendly Faith
Your church can become a Foster Friendly faith community to welcome and care for local kinship and foster families, featured in our Foster Friendly App.
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Foster Friendly Event
Join us for a catalytic event on October 4, 2024 that will shape the local landscape to help kids in foster care experience belonging from Rapid City to Pennington County and into the greater Black Hills.
Take Your Next Step
Which of these options interest you? Let us know and we’ll follow-up to help you with next steps.