Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Education, Foster Care

Mission: The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is a non-profit agency that strives to create permanency in foster children’s lives by recruiting and retaining foster/adoptive families.

Results: Learn about our groundbreaking work:http://www. foster-adopt. org/about-us/reports-financials/Awards & Recognition:http://www. foster-adopt. org/about-us/awards-recognition/

Target demographics: create permanency in every foster child’s life by recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive children and families

Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,801 children and families in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, and touched the lives of 12,347 foster and adoptive families

Geographic areas served: the St. Louis Metropolitan community

Programs: Recruitment Programs like 30 Days to Family™, A Place To Call Home, Extreme Recruitment®, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, Child In Need; and support services like educational advocacy, 24/7 crisis Intervention, support groups, trainings, resources for clothing for foster and adoptive youth ([RE]FRESH and Resource), newsletters, financial education for youth, and more!