Runaway Teen Found Using Connect Our Kids Technology
KANSAS: Feeling alone at sixteen, Kevin* ran away shortly after entering the foster care system—no one knew where he went.
Siblings Avoid Separation from School & Community
KANSAS: Liliana, Lori and Jared* recently entered the foster care system. They are all very good students and it was important to them that they continue their education in the same school and remain in the same familiar town.
A Letter Leads to a Long Lost Relative
COLORADO: Noah has bounced around the foster care system for a long time, his advocate worked for more than two years on his case to find him a permanent home. With each move, it becomes harder for Noah to achieve a healthy and stable relationship. His dedicated advocate, diligent in her search, often hoped he could have at least one person in his life who will be there for him always.
Teen with Lack of Faith in Families Finds a Connection
KENTUCKY/OHIO: Fifteen-year-old Starr* was pretty much done with family when Connect Our Kids came into her life.
Siblings and Grandmother Found
MINNESOTA: Cedric* is a teenage boy who has spent the last few years in the foster care system. Fortunately, an attentive caseworker paid attention to a casual comment about an adult half brother named Michael, a brother Cedric barely knew.
Connect Our Kids’ Founders Join the Fostering Change Conversation
With over 100 million views on his interview with Upworthy, Rob Scheer shined a light on the realities of foster care in America like few have done before. Shortly after the viral video of Rob sharing his story he was featured on Ellen and The Today Show.
Re-imagining Foster Care
We at Connect Our Kids see the practice of social work as one of the most impactful — and at the same time challenging — careers. Connect Our Kids salutes every child welfare professional—especially social workers, CASA volunteers, and family recruiters who work directly with foster children. We are deploying modern technology that will empower these professionals to quickly identify permanent families and mentors for children in their care.
The Child Welfare Legal Community Taps Into the Power of Connect Our Kids
Because of our generous donors, Connect Our Kids is able to expand our work into the legal community. We are proud to have been identified by the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) as a valuable legal resource for children, parents, and agencies across the country.
With Liberty and Justice for All Kids
The 4th of July marks the declaration of freedom from injustice, and nearly 250 years later we find ourselves still working on this part of the great American experiment, especially for our most vulnerable children in foster care. Despite some happy stories, often foster care results in unacceptable injustices to kids that leave an undeniable trail of suffering. Correcting this drives our entire team at Connect Our Kids, our nonprofit providing smart technology to find loving families for kids in need.
National Association of Counsel for Children Feature
We say it all the time—the foster care system is beyond complicated. And families moving through this system under duress without resources is a recipe for failure. That’s where the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) comes in.