There is a critical shortage of foster homes. Learn about what’s required and sign up for our summer webinar series to hear from parents and former foster youth.
We have the privilege to film and help raise awareness for kids in foster care seeking adoptive homes. Visit our I Belong Project gallery to meet waiting kids, and learn about foster-adopt.
Learn how your business or faith community can provide valuable supEven if you can’t foster you can make a huge difference by starting a Foster Friendly movement in your city or town.port to help retain and care for local foster families.
Every child deserves a future filled with hope, love, and the joy of belonging. Your financial support makes a lasting impact.
We’re Walking For Dreams In Indianapolis; Join Us!
Indianapolis Crown Hill, Sunday, May 19, 2024, 1 p.m.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Indianapolis Walking For Dreams. And this year Indiana Kids Belong is participating.
Start a team (or join one) to walk for Indiana Kids Belong!
Consider making your business or organization a sponsor and help us make this year’s event a even greater success!
Open Your Home And Heart: Become A Foster Parent
If you’re interested in what it takes to become a foster parent you’re in the right place. You can learn about requirements, the process to get licensed, learn from current foster parents’ experiences, and explore the adoption process in foster care
3 Ways to Help Today:
Not everyone can foster or adopt, but we all can do something to help kids and families involved in foster care where we live and work. You can join our Foster Friendly movement by inviting retail businesses and churches in your community to become Foster Friendly.
Engage Your Faith Community
Learn about the 3 best practices of a Foster Friendly Faith Communities and help your church get started supporting foster and adoptive families in your community.
Invite Local Businesses
What are your favorite retail businesses? Coffee shops, restaurants, hair salons, family entertainment venues and many others can create offers for our Foster Friendly App that help foster families feel seen and valued. You can help expand our reach.
Become A Foster Friendly Business
If your retail business relies on kids, families and parents to grow, you have the opportunity and privilege to show up for kids and families in foster care by creating an exclusive offer or discount on our Foster Friendly App. It’s a simple and impactful way to care for vulnerable kids in our state.
Indiana 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
We Offer 4 Signature Solutions
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.
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.
Our Foster Friendly
Communities Movement and App target retention by equipping churches , businesses and entire communities to support, equip and encourage local foster families.
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.
