No one should have to navigate adulthood alone.
Over 40%
of youth aging out of foster care do
Belonging exists so foster care alumni never have to.
Why Belonging Matters
When foster care ends, the challenges don’t.
Without long-term support, many young people leaving foster care face significant barriers to stability, safety, and opportunity.
experience homelessness shortly after leaving foster care
22–30%
71 %
of young women experience pregnancy by 21
Only 3–4%
ever earn a College degree
Nearly 50%
experience intimate partner violence by their mid-twenties.
1 in 3
experience homelessness by age 26
These outcomes are not inevitable.
With stable housing, supportive relationships, and long-term community, young people leaving foster care can build thriving futures.
Belonging Changes These Outcomes
Belonging supports individuals with lived experience in foster care across the lifespan—ensuring access to stability, community, and opportunity at every stage of life
Housing & Stability
We expand access to safe, stable housing—beginning with break-period support for college students—while building pathways to long-term stability.
Community & Connection
We create spaces for individuals to build lasting relationships, mentorship, and a sense of belonging beyond systems
Pathways to Independence
We support pathways to education, employment, and long-term stability by connecting individuals to resources, opportunities, and life skills that support sustainable futures.
VISION
A Future Where Every Alumni Finds Belonging
Where foster care alumni are not defined by the systems they experienced—
but by the opportunities they are able to pursue
Where community replaces isolation.
A future where stability replaces survival.
Where every person has a place to belong.
Because no one should ever age out of belonging.
Build Belonging with Us
Belonging exists because too many foster care alumni are expected to build their lives without the support systems many people rely on
We are working to change that—but we cannot do it alone.
Support the Mission
Your support helps us build programs, expand outreach, and create lasting pathways to stability and community.
Partner With Us
Collaborate with Belonging to expand access to housing, education, and opportunities for foster care alumni.
Join the Community
Whether you're an alumni, advocate, or supporter, there is a place for you here.