Every hour 50 kids enter foster care in the United States. Foster parenting is challenging and emotionally taxing. A large majority of new foster parents quit within the first two years due to feeling overwhelmed and unprepared for parenting children from a traumatic background. This has caused a severe shortage of foster parents in Colorado, leaving vulnerable children without the stable home environment they need.

Our Solution

Children in foster care need more than love. They need to learn skills and resources to heal from trauma. These skills are provided by foster parents who are nurtured with the capability to foster better and foster longer. Our training classes are all taught from a trauma-informed approach, helping foster parents learn new skills in order to meet children where they are, to begin to start the healing process in their vulnerable hearts. Our classes are free for foster parents and include free childcare, giving foster parents two hours of respite and children in care 2 hours to spend with other children in care. Our resources and services help make the foster parenting experience softer, leading children to experience appropriate family experiences with trust and comfort.

92% of our families report that they feel confident to care for vulnerable children longer than they anticipated thanks to our services.