Strategies to Support Nonprofits Serving Children Aging out of Foster Care
July 17 • St. Paul, MN
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM


The area of human services is a long-standing priority for ASF members. According to ASF’s 2007-2008 Foundation Operations and Management Survey, ASF members gave more than $620 million to human services in their most recent fiscal year. At the core of human services is the well-being of children, including children aging out of foster care. Every year, about 20,000 young people exit or “age out” of the foster care system, typically at age 18. The system, and whatever it provided, simply disappears. These youth are on their own, with no place to call home. As a funder in the area of human services, what can you do with your grantmaking to address this issue? Join Kerrie Blevins, Foundation Director of The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, and Sara Beggs, Senior Program Manager at ASF, for an in-depth look at how small foundations can invest in nonprofits that are creating productive adulthoods for children aging out of foster care and dialog with your peers on funding strategies. The Lunch & Learn series on Investing in Strategies to Serve Vulnerable Children and Families, including accompanying Discussion Guides, is made possible by and draws on the experience and lessons of The Annie E. Casey Foundation. RSVP to Akilah Massey by July 14 at (202) 580-6568 or email her.

Click here for the Discussion Guide.

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