Future of those in the Foster Care System

* Iowa Friends of Foster Children Foundation
This is a program for Foster children to obtain resources for youth
expenditures such as: class rings, prom dresses/tuxedos, summer camps,
and musical instruments that wouldn't normally be possible. This
Foundation awards grants to help make these purchases possible. To
find out more, click here. For the application process click here.

* The Wildwood Hills Ranch
If your a foster child 8 to 18 years old and want to go to camp, then
the Wildwood Hills Ranch is the place for you. The Ranch is located in
St. Charles, Iowa. It is a free camp and support for "at risk" youth in
Iowa. It's a great place to meet other foster kids and to spend time
with them relaxing and having fun. For more information, click here.

* Represent: The Voice of Youth in Care
Represent is a national magazine written by and for youth in the
foster care system. This 40 page magazine contains true stories of the
lives of kids in the foster care system. It was designed to give others
an inside look into the lives of foster children and at the same time
inspire foster children reading it. This magazine is bi-monthly (six issues
per year) and costs $18.00. For more details or to sign up to receive this
magazine, click here.

* Brighter Tomorrows Housing Program
We have started our housing program for aged out foster youth that
want to further their education here in the Cedar Valley by going to a
college or university in the surrounding area. The program was designed
to help foster youth have support, structure, and a nice home to grow
as an individual in. The program offers a furnished home, one-to-one
mentors, life skills training sessions, and a sense of family for foster
youth. To find out more details on how to participate in the program
or help the program, click here.