No child should be taken into foster care because their family is in a crisis of poverty.
Monthly support helps us respond fast when a family is facing a crisis of poverty, so children can stay safely home.
Over 50% of children in foster care could be home if their families had support to address a crisis of poverty—housing, healthcare, childcare, and food
Hear from families directly in our short documentary—grab a tissue and click below:
At Together with Families, we believe relational health is physical health.
A child’s well-being depends on the strength and safety of their connections. Taking a public health lens, we focus on preventing harm before it happens, protecting the relationships that matter most to children. Our two- and three-generation approach supports the whole family, building stability now and helping create intergenerational change for the future.
How We Keep Families Together
Four ways we prevent foster care caused by poverty.
Emergency Support
Preventing foster care caused by poverty with rapid support.
A temporary crisis of poverty should never separate a child from their family. We respond quickly with emergency support for basics like food, housing, transportation, health care, and child care, so children can stay safely at home with their parents or relatives, not enter foster care because their family cannot afford basic needs.
Community Healing
Building community and practical skills so families are not alone.
Families come together to share meals, build friendships, and learn practical skills that support stability at home. Through Family Cafés and other gatherings, parents and relative caregivers build supportive relationships, gain new skills, and find a community where they can heal and grow together.
Youth Wellness & Education
A place for high school teens in kinship care to heal, grow, and belong.
Our KinRise program is a weekly drop-in space for high school teens living with relatives in kinship care experiencing poverty. Teens receive counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and life skills, supported by adults who show up consistently and help them stay on track in school and build strong futures.
Family Leadership
Training and equipping parents, relative caregivers, and youth to support families and advocate for change.
Our Grow Together Apprenticeship is a nine-month paid leadership pathway for parents, relative caregivers, and youth who have completed our programs. Apprentices build leadership, advocacy, and job skills, while working alongside Together with Families staff to support other families and help prevent foster care caused by poverty.
