FosterClub
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
We are dedicated to providing a peer support network
for children and youth in foster care and providing the
tools, training and a forum to help young people
secure a brighter future for themselves and the foster
care system.
We believe that young people in and from foster care deserve to be:
• CONNECTED to their peers and supportive community: 40,000 members on fosterclub.org, access to
local and national resources
• EDUCATED 28 workshops and training with specialized curriculum and 7 publications for young people
in care nationwide
• REPRESENTED in front of system influencers at the federal and state levels that profoundly impact their
lives: Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Experience, child welfare conferences, teen camps and more
• INSPIRED through the stories of people who have succeeded after foster care. Did you know Steve Jobs
was a foster kid?
Experience = Expertise. The experiences young people have in foster care place them in a unique
position to effect change within the system, inform and motivate their peers, build public awareness and
create movement for improved care for abused and neglected children in foster care.
Every two minutes, a child will enter foster care - a
world filled with uncertainty, instability and loneliness. A
world they didn't choose.
For foster youth, finding supportive adults can make all
the difference. Many supportive adults help foster youth
connect with us, FosterClub. A few blocks from beach in
Seaside, we connect with foster youth across the nation
reaching over 30,000 youth from care by offering a peer
support community that no one else in the country does.
Why? Imagine you were removed from your home at
the age of 10 because it was unsafe. You are brought to a
stranger’s house to live. When can you go home? Where is
your brother?
The next eight years, you are moved from house to
house. With those moves, you change schools. You start
to lose count of how many schools you attended.
This story, along with stories of isolation, not being
wanted and disconnection, are common for children in
foster care. FosterClub has the ability to give these youth a
second chance and inspire their peers.
Each summer, we bring 25 young adults from foster
care to Seaside for our All-Star Internship Program. They
will receive intensive educational, leadership, personal
development and team-building trainings. They will come
to Seaside individuals and leave advocates a part of a
community working towards bettering the lives of those in
foster care.
Will you help us to welcome them to our community?
We are looking for supportive adults in Clatsop County
to help our young leaders while they are here for their
summer internship. Ways to get involved:
• Offer to teach a skill or trade like pottery or painting
• Make a dinner
• Donate a gas card, so we can pick them up from the
airport
• Get active with our young leaders! Take them for a hike.
• Sponsor us, like Clatsop Towing did for this ad! (Thank
you Clatsop Towing!)
• Donate on fosterclub.org
• Mail a check to 753 First Avenue, Seaside, OR 97138
FosterClub
753 First Avenue
Seaside, OR 97138
Mission Statement:
The FosterClub mission is to lead
the efforts of young people in and
from foster care to become
CONNECTED, EDUCATED,
INSPIRED and REPRESENTED so
they can realize their personal
potential and contribute to a
better life for their peers.
We vision a world where young
people who experience foster care
have what they need to thrive.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Erika Hamer
erika@fosterclub.com
503-717-1552
FosterClub.org
SPONSORED BY:
Classic Bodywerks
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