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All Star Childrens Foundation Inc
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Sarasota, FL
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Buckeye Ranch
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Whitehall, OH
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Human Services
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Christian Family Care Agency Inc
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Phoenix, AZ
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Human Services
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Court Appointed Special Advocates of Monterey County Inc
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Salinas, CA
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Human Services
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Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County
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Watsonville, CA
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
United States
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Dublin, OH
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Youth Development
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Facing Foster Care in Alaska
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Anchorage, AK
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Human Services
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Family Connection Inc
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Mt Sterling, KY
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Human Services
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Fill a Heart 4 Kids Inc
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Lake Forest, IL
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Human Services
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Forgotten Dogs Rescue
United States
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Seattle, WA
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Animal Welfare
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Friends of Foster Children Forever Inc
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Naples, FL
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Human Services
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Plummer Youth Promise Inc
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Salem, MA
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Human Services
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Rise Above Foundation
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Northbridge, MA
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Human Services
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Hope Community Services Inc
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Glendale, AZ
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Human Services
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Meritan Inc
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Memphis, TN
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Human Services
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One Simple Wish
United States
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Trenton, NJ
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Human Services
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A Door of Hope
United States
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Pinellas Park, FL
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Religion
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Casa of Sola
United States
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Lafayette, LA
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Social Services
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Casa of Berks County
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Wyomissing, PA
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Human Services
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Casa of Marion County Inc
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Salem, OR
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Human Services
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What is a foster care charity?
This page lists foster care charities: organizations that recruit and support foster families, help children in foster placements directly, and back young people leaving care. Use the filters to narrow the directory above by country and organization size, and see related causes such as children's charities. GiveRadar derives each cause tag from a charity's name, stated mission, and registry classification; no organization can opt into the tag or pay to carry it.
A foster care charity is a nonprofit that supports children living in foster placements and the families and carers who look after them, working alongside the government child protection systems that place those children. Some run fostering services themselves under license, some supply practical help to children and carers, and some focus on young people who age out of the system. The organizations listed here carry the foster care tag based on what their registry filings and stated missions say they do, so the mix ranges from licensed fostering agencies to small volunteer-run supply closets.
What do foster care charities do?
Foster care charities tend to work on a few recurring fronts: recruiting carers, easing placements, and supporting life after care.
- Recruit, train, and assess foster parents and kinship carers, often under a government license or contract
- Provide essentials to children entering a placement: clothing, luggage, school supplies, and comfort items
- Offer mentoring, tutoring, and advocacy for children while they are in care, including court-appointed advocate programs in some countries
- Support young people aging out of foster care with housing, education, and employment help
- Run respite care, peer support groups, and training for foster families
- Fund normal childhood experiences: camps, sports, birthdays, and activities that placements often cannot cover
- Support reunification with birth families or transitions to kinship and adoptive homes where that is the plan
How to check a foster care charity before you give
Foster care is one of the few causes where much of the core work is government-funded, so the first thing to check is what your donation actually adds. Many organizations in this space operate under public contracts that cover placements and casework: read the charity's own description of what donations fund, and look for the extras that contracts rarely pay for, such as supplies, mentoring, or support for care leavers. Second, check the relationship with children: an organization that works with children directly should be able to point to a license, registration, or formal safeguarding policy, while a supply-drive or grant-making charity does not need one, and that difference should be visible in how it describes itself. Third, look at the disclosure basics on its GiveRadar profile: registration status, recent filings, and whether contact details check out, or run any organization through the charity checker. The integrity assessment on each profile measures disclosure and governance signals, not impact: a licensed fostering agency and a two-volunteer luggage drive can both be run well at very different scores. Our guide for donors covers the general checks that apply to every cause.
Common questions
What is a foster care charity?
A foster care charity is a nonprofit that supports children in foster placements and the families who care for them, separate from the government agencies that arrange the placements. Typical work includes recruiting and training foster parents, providing essentials to children entering care, and supporting young people after they leave the system. On GiveRadar these organizations are tagged from their registered names, stated missions, and registry classifications.
Can I donate items like clothes or luggage to foster care charities?
Many foster care charities accept item donations, and luggage, clothing, and school supplies are among the most requested: children entering care often move at short notice with few belongings. Needs vary by organization and by season, so check the charity's own website or contact details, listed on its GiveRadar profile where available, before dropping anything off. If an organization near you only takes money, its filings and disclosure history on this site can help you judge how it handles funds.
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