For foster, adoptive & kinship parents

Give Your Teen Someone Who Understands

You do not have to understand every part of your child’s experience to make sure they have someone in their life who does.

Lived-experience mentoring gives adopted and foster youth access to trusted adults who understand relevant parts of their journey firsthand.

What mentoring can look like

A relationship with room for the questions underneath.

01

A Safe Place to Talk

Space for questions the teen may not know how to discuss at home.

02

Someone Who Understands

A trusted adult with relevant lived experience.

03

Better Language for Their Story

Help understanding identity, race, belonging, adoption, foster care, and other life experiences.

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Tell us how to reach you.

We ask for only enough information to answer your questions and understand the kind of lived experience that may matter.

Please do not include:Your child’s full name, exact date of birth, diagnosis, school or therapy records, case number, placement documents, or trauma history.
Youth experience — select all that apply
What would you like support with? — select all that apply