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Kids need families.
Families need a village.
Second Nurture partners with communities to open their doors and hearts to the needs and realities of local foster families.
- Dec 15, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PMTemple Israel Columbus, 3100 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43209, USACalling all Foster / Adoptive Families! Are you looking for a place to connect & gain support from others who happen to be in the same season of life as you? Our support group serves to build a community for you and families like yours!
- Date and time is TBDLocation is TBDFoster and adoptive families gather for mutual support, with the guidance of a 2N Family Support Specialist, on the premises of a local community center whose members volunteer to meet our needs from tutoring our kids to helping us prepare for a new placement and beyond.
30% of American adults have considered welcoming kids from foster care into their loving families. If merely half a percent of those who consider fostering or adopting from foster care actually do it, we could get every kid into a family.
Second Nurture closes the gap between consideration and action.
Kids from foster care, in their own words, on the importance of family. (Three-minute video from our partners at the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Over 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care.
Foster kids have PTSD at twice the rate of war veterans.
40-50% of former foster youth become homeless within 18 months of leaving care.
60% of sex trafficking victims have histories in foster care.
80% of inmates spent time in foster care.
Why Our Work Matters
Welcome.
Watch a brief video to learn about how Second Nurture is transforming communities around fostering and adoption.
More families will foster successfully when your community supports them on that path.
How We Can Make A Difference
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