Foster Alumni Mentors

When a young person ages out of foster care, they often step into adulthood without family, resources, or a safety net. But you can ensure they don’t walk that road alone.
By giving today, you provide consistent mentoring, life skills, emotional support, and the connections that help them thrive.
Your support empowers foster alumni to find stability, discover their strengths, and become leaders in their own communities. Hope starts with you.

Give Hope. Give Belonging. Give a Future.

Every year in Colorado, young people leave foster care with nothing but a trash bag of belongings — and no one to call for help.
At Foster Alumni Mentors (FAM), we make sure they never face adulthood alone.
Your donation provides safety, stability, community, and opportunity to youth and young adults who have experienced foster or kinship care. Many grew up without dependable adults, moved between homes, or aged out of the system with no family support.

You can help rewrite their story.

What Your Donation Makes Possible

$50 Provides a full week of groceries for a young parent learning to budget and strengthen their family’s stability.

$100 Funds a one-on-one mentorship meeting that restores confidence, direction, and emotional grounding during a difficult time.

$250 Covers short-term emergency housing for someone with nowhere else to go, ensuring they are safe while we help them stabilize.

$500 Supports life-changing workshops that teach financial literacy, job skills, self-care, and communication — essential tools for independence.

$1,000 Provides scholarships that help alumni pursue degrees, certifications, or job training programs, opening doors to long-term stability.

$2,500 Funds paid internships through The Inspired Starfish, offering hands-on work experience, professional mentoring, and a direct path toward living-wage employment.

$5,000 Provides intensive support for an individual over an entire year — mentoring, advocacy, financial coaching, access to food and basic needs, and consistent community connection. This is the level where a donor truly transforms a life.

$10,000 Sustains core programming at FAM, ensuring continuous support for dozens of individuals. This gift helps maintain our mentoring program, peer groups, food pantry, emergency assistance, and stabilization services, directly impacting families and future generations.

Why Your Gift Matters

Youth aging out of foster care face staggering odds:

• 1 in 4 will become homeless

• Nearly 60% are unemployed

• Many are isolated, unsupported, and unprepared for adulthood

But when they have consistent support, everything changes.

FAM provides that support. We walk alongside youth with lived-experience staff who truly understand what they’ve been through. We offer mentoring, housing stability support, access to food, job training, financial education, mental health referrals, parenting support, and a caring community.
And our newest program, The Inspired Starfish, offers paid internships, job training, and entrepreneurial opportunities at our social enterprise store — empowering alumni to build confidence, work experience, and financial stability.
When a young person walks through our door, they enter a place where they are seen, supported, and valued. Thanks to donors like you, they gain hope, healing, and belonging — many for the first time in their lives.

Testimonials

Real Stories of Impact

“I finally found people who don’t give up on me.” – Amelia

After years of instability and multiple placements, Amelia came to FAM feeling alone and overwhelmed. Through mentoring, life skills training, and consistent support, she found stable housing, improved her grades, and achieved financial independence. Today, she’s thriving — and giving back to others.

“I didn’t know what family felt like until FAM.” – Jane

As a single mother of three, Jane was failing her college classes due to the pressure at home. Her university referred her to FAM — and everything changed. With advocacy, encouragement, and practical support, she graduated with her bachelor’s degree, secured a job as a case manager, purchased a reliable car, and moved into her first safe, stable home. She stays involved because FAM has become her community.

“Now I believe in myself.” – Tammy

When Tammy lost her job, she feared losing everything. FAM stepped in with financial coaching, job readiness support, and consistent encouragement. She opened her first bank account, learned budgeting skills, and soon secured stable employment. Her confidence continues to grow every day.