We Believe Every Child Deserves Someone Who Stays

Because every child deserves someone who stays.

At The Ones Who Stayed Foundation, our mission is to provide consistent, meaningful support to children and youth in foster care, as well as the families who love and care for them, including foster parents, biological parents, and other caregivers.

We understand that children in foster care often experience multiple transitions throughout their lives. They may move between foster homes, residential facilities, reunify with their biological families, enter adoptive homes, or eventually age out of the foster care system.

Our goal is to be the one constant in a young person’s life when everything else around them is changing.

Through mentoring, advocacy, training, and family support, we strive to build lasting relationships that don’t end simply because a child’s placement or circumstances change.

Whether a child is entering foster care, moving to a new placement, returning home to their biological family, or transitioning into adulthood, we want them to know there’s someone who will continue showing up for them.

We also recognize that supporting a child means supporting the people in their life. That’s why our commitment extends beyond the youth themselves to include foster families, biological parents, and caregivers who need guidance, encouragement, and resources throughout these transitions.

We don’t want to be another temporary service in a child’s life. We want to be the familiar face, the trusted voice, and the consistent support they can count on, regardless of where life takes them.

Because placements may change, circumstances may change, and families may change, but every child deserves someone who stays.

That’s why we’re called The Ones Who Stayed.