The RightWay Foundation
The RightWay Foundation helps transition-age foster youth get and keep good jobs despite the overwhelming trauma they have endured throughout their lives. Our vision is that foster and justice system-involved youth have the opportunity to move from pain and disappointment to power and productivity.
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LEARN ·2023 Grants Challenge·🎉 2023 Calley Foundation WinnerEnding the foster care to homelessness pipeline.
The RightWay Foundation disrupts the generational cycle of trauma and poverty for foster youth in LA County. We partner with transition-age foster youth (ages 18-26+, 90% Black, 9% Latina/o/x) to build stable, self-sufficient adulthoods, grounded in mental health treatment and solidified through employment and dedicated housing. Side by side with our youth, we are countering the corrosive effects of the housing crisis and ending the pipeline from foster care to unemployment, homelessness, and incarceration.
LIVE ·2022 Grants Challenge·🎉 2022 Hilton Foundation WinnerHousing Transition-Age Foster Youth
RightWay’s program Operation Housing First disrupts the cycle of generational poverty and trauma for transition-age foster youth. RightWay secures safely-located apartments, signs the master lease, supplies the security deposit, and pays a portion of each month’s rent for one year while helping our clients build financial independence and healthy lives through enrolling them in our intensive programs and services. Housing stability means youth can focus on employment and financial well-being without the stress of searching for stable shelter.