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Foster Nation

Foster Nation engages and empowers the community to help foster youth aging out of the system become self-sufficient adults by providing financial resources, social support and mentorship.

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  • LEARN 2023 Grants Challenge
    馃帀 2023 Hilton Foundation Winner

    CareerX gets foster youth career-ready & self-sufficient

    CareerX is a mentorship program that helps foster youth develop life, social and professional skills to be self-sufficient after foster care. Youth aging out of the foster care system are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to higher educational attainment and finding a job that pays a realistic living wage with health benefits. Through CareerX, former foster youth are matched with a career coach to develop the skills, social networks, and confidence they need to enter the workforce and adulthood with greater self sufficiency.

  • LEARN 2022 Grants Challenge
    馃帀 2022 Hilton Foundation Winner

    CareerX gets foster youth career-ready, self-sufficient

    CareerX is a mentorship program that helps foster youth develop life, social and professional skills in order to be self-sufficient after foster care. Youth aging out of the foster care system are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to higher educational attainment and finding a job that pays a realistic living wage with health benefits. Through CareerX, former foster youth will be matched with a career coach to develop the skills, social networks, and confidence they need to enter the workforce and adulthood with greater self sufficiency.

  • LEARN 2024 Grants Challenge

    CareerX: Connection, Community, & Confidence for Los Angeles Foster Youth

    CareerX is a transformative mentorship program that equips foster youth with essential life, social, and professional skills for independent adulthood. Each participant is paired with a dedicated career coach to help them develop the confidence, capabilities, and networks needed to secure higher education and career pathways. Through CareerX, foster youth transition from uncertainty to self-sufficiency, ready to tap into their potential and thrive as they boldly forge their paths after aging out of foster care.

  • LEARN 2023 Grants Challenge
    馃帀 2023 Hilton Foundation Winner

    CareerX gets foster youth career-ready & self-sufficient

    CareerX is a mentorship program that helps foster youth develop life, social and professional skills to be self-sufficient after foster care. Youth aging out of the foster care system are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to higher educational attainment and finding a job that pays a realistic living wage with health benefits. Through CareerX, former foster youth are matched with a career coach to develop the skills, social networks, and confidence they need to enter the workforce and adulthood with greater self sufficiency.

  • LEARN 2022 Grants Challenge
    馃帀 2022 Hilton Foundation Winner

    CareerX gets foster youth career-ready, self-sufficient

    CareerX is a mentorship program that helps foster youth develop life, social and professional skills in order to be self-sufficient after foster care. Youth aging out of the foster care system are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to higher educational attainment and finding a job that pays a realistic living wage with health benefits. Through CareerX, former foster youth will be matched with a career coach to develop the skills, social networks, and confidence they need to enter the workforce and adulthood with greater self sufficiency.

  • LIVE 2021 Grants Challenge

    Help Foster Youth Students Address Food Insecurity

    Foster Nation鈥檚 Meal Nation program fights food insecurity for LA鈥檚 most vulnerable population - older foster youth. Many students don鈥檛 have access to the food resources they relied on before campus closures, and they have also lost critical income due to impacts of the pandemic. We know that having a meal is essential to educational success. Our goal is to ensure foster youth have at least one meal a day for 30-60 days, and the know-how to access public benefits like CalFresh in order to help them meet their basic needs beyond this program.