Help Us Create a World Where Every Young Person in Foster Care Can Thrive

Your support helps us connect youth in care with families, communities, and resources.

How Your Donation Helps

$25.00 sponsors recruitment for a young person, allowing their story to be heard.

$100 sponsors a Recruitment Essentials package for a young person.

$500 helps amplify a young person's story through TV or radio.

$1,000 provides educational opportunities and mentorship programs.

$5,000 plays a crucial role in creating Match Events for young people to connect with potential adoptive families.

Other Ways to Support Our Vision

There are many ways you can support our work. Choose your role to find the opportunities that suit your goals.

Individual Giving

Monetary donations are great but every gift counts. There are several non-traditional ways to help us build connections for youth in foster care.

  • Crypto

  • Stocks

  • Donor advised funds (DAF)

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Donate stocks, crypto, or DAF here.

Corporate Giving

When your company gives to Adoption Center, you’re declaring your shared mission to help youth in foster care thrive.

  • Sponsor an event

  • Sponsor a media appearance for a young person who’s seeking a forever family

  • Donate products or services to a raffle

  • Organize an employee engagement event

  • Join our board

If your business is interested in supporting our work, we’d love to hear from you.

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Organizing a Drive

Help youth in care prepare for a successful return to school. You can make a difference by holding a school supplies donation drive or a backpack stuffing volunteer event.

To get involved, contact us or send donations directly to: Adoption Center, 1735 Market Street Suite 125, #441, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Most needed items include:

  • Backpacks

  • Hand Sanitizer

  • Individually-Packed Baby Wipes

  • Tissues

  • Water Bottles

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Color Pencils

  • Notebooks & Composition Books

  • Two-Pocket Plastic Folders

  • Masks

  • Zip Lock Bags (Gallon & Quart)

  • Dry Erase Markers

  • Pencils

  • Electric Portable Pencil Sharpeners

  • Printer Paper

Fundraising

Be a part of our fundraising team and help raise money so we can continue our work. Here are some of our supporters’ favorite fundraising ideas:

  • Sell event sponsorships

  • Solicit raffle items

  • Start an office donation drive

  • Request donations in lieu of gifts for birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries

  • Hold an event at your home, favorite bar, or church

  • Host a bake sale

  • Create an online giving page

Drop us a note if you’d like a hand creating your own fundraising event.

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Volunteering

It takes a lot of helping hands to build connections for youth in care. And there are plenty of opportunities to help.  

  • Events Support: Provide support for adoption events and/or special fundraising events throughout the year.

  • Administrative Support: Answer and log emails, scan files for digital archive, and other administrative duties.

If you're interested in learning more about these or our Corporate Volunteer opportunities, head to our contact page and send us a note.

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Mentoring

We’re currently recruiting responsible adult mentors who want to build long-term meaningful relationships with youth in care.

As a mentor, you’ll:

  • Provide social, developmental, and emotional support to youth at risk of aging out of foster care.

  • Serve as a resource to young people as they learn to take on adult responsibilities.

  • Help mentees develop the skills to cope with strong emotions, stress, and anxiety.

  • Get to know your mentee through weekly check-ins and attending our events.

Interested in being a mentor? Connect with our team to get started.

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