Upstream Stories:
Prevent

What happens when families get the support they need to prevent their kids from entering the foster care system?

Right now there is a growing number of families in the United States facing homelessness, substance use, domestic violence, mental health challenges, and unemployment whose children are right on the brink of entering foster care. Oftentimes, receiving support to address these core needs equips families with the resources to stay together.

Prevention Stories highlight organizations working to provide support to birth families in crisis. Each story features a parent whose life was transformed by the love and care they received from organizations determined to keep families intact.