Become a respite care provider to support foster families in your community.

-National Foster Parent Association  

Tutor a child in foster care because they must change schools frequently (or sometimes have social/behavioral challenges to overcome), and would benefit greatly from extra academic support. Contact local foster care agencies, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCAs and YWCAs to ask about how to become a volunteer tutor.

Help young people in foster care become leaders by organizing a youth leadership or support group.

-FosterClub 

Encourage business leaders in your community to support young people in foster care. Ask your company to distribute this Change a Lifetime menu of ways to get involved or hang a Change a Lifetime campaign poster in your place of business to educate and involve employees and customers. The brochure and poster are available for order in limited quantities or download.

-National Foster Care Month: Online Store  

Collaborate with National Foster Care Month partners and local child welfare agencies to develop marketing promotions for the month of May and throughout the year.

-National Foster Care Month  

Help a youth in foster care gain employment skills or find a job by contacting the Independent Living Program in your area or visit any of the websites below:

-America’s Career Infonet  

-America’s Job Bank  

-America’s Service Locator  

-Career One Stop  

-Casey Family Programs  

-Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative  

-Occupational Information Network  

-Youthrules!  

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