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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 2017)
FosterClub PROGRAM OVERVIEW We are dedicated to providing a peer support network for children and youth in foster care. We supply the tools, training, and forum to help young people secure a brighter future for themselves and improve the foster care system. We believe that young people in and from foster care deserve to be: • CONNECTED to their peers and supportive community. We have more than 40,000 members on fosterclub.org to which we give access to local and national resources. FosterClub 810 Broadway Street #203 Seaside, OR 97138 Mission Statement: • EDUCATED with 28 workshops and training with specialized curriculum and 6 publications for young people in care nationwide • REPRESENTED in front of system influencers at the federal and state levels that profoundly impact their lives. • 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. A supportive adult can help a young person in foster care connect with us, FosterClub. A few blocks from the beach in Seaside, we connect with young people across the nation, reaching over 30,000 youth in and from foster care by offering a peer support community that is not available anywhere else in the country. Why do we do this? 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 are your siblings? Was this your fault? 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, feeling unwanted and disconnected, 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 receive intensive educational, leadership, personal development and team- building trainings. They will come to Seaside as individuals and leave as advocates, part of a community working towards improving the lives of those in foster care. Will you help us to welcome them to our community? 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 Adam Orton adam@fosterclub.com 503-717-1552 FosterClub.org We are looking for for supportive adults in Clatsop CountyWe are looking 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 Classic Towing did for this ad! (Thankyou Clatsop Towing!) • Donate on fosterclub.org .• Mail a check to 810 Broadway St. #203, Seaside OR 97138 SPONSORED BY: Classic Towing GIVING BACK 2017-18 • 23
