We Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care.
All of the Children In and Aging Out of Foster Care Deserve a Chance.
Forgotten Angels is a charity that benefits these children, many of whom have experienced neglect and abuse. We take these children in and teach them the life skills they were never given. They are given the opportunity to build their own tiny home, open a bank account, build credit, get a job, and have the care, love, and guidance they never had from their legal foster caregivers.
Offering Sanctuary
Developing Wellbeing
Providing Opportunities
Building Life Skills
Establishing Confidence
On any given day, there are over 428,000 children in foster care in the United States.
Over 20,000 will “age out”—becoming too old to stay under State care. For many, aging out occurs at the age of 18 or as soon as they graduate from high school.
While some states may allow for extended foster care, many of the youths aging out, regardless of their age, struggle with transitioning to adulthood.
- 20% of children who age out at 18 will instantly become homeless.
- 25% of the children who age out will not graduate from high school.
- Only 50% of those who age out will have gainful employment by the age of 24.
- Less than 3% of children who age out will earn a college degree.
- 70% of females who age out of foster care become pregnant by the age of 21.
- 60% of the males who age out have been convicted of a crime.
- 25% of aged out foster kids suffer from PTSD.
- Over 100,000 of the children in foster care are eligible for adoption.
Making a Difference that Matters Most
We are a non-profit focused on providing resources and support to the youth who are struggling to achieve housing, education, and life skills.
Providing Our Youth with Tools for Life
Sanctuary
We provide safe and secure housing, clothing and necessities, and food to homeless, aged-out, and at-risk youth while instructing and aiding them to achieve these things for themselves.
Wellbeing
We provide on-site leadership, mentorship, and 24/7 support as well as counseling services for youth who have suffered trauma or hardship.
Opportunities
From securing a diploma/GED and job placement assistance to financial education and credit planning, we work diligently to help our young adults navigate towards a successful adulthood.
Like Skills
We help to provide job skills training, educational advancement, and general life skill instruction (e.g., writing checks, completing applications, opening a checking account, homeowner preparation, etc.).
Confidence
Through hands-on learning and instruction, we help our youth to gain confidence in navigating the world around them and the tasks necessary to become independent young adults.
Legal
It is common for foster kids, aged-out young adults, and other children considered “at-risk” to be more likely to become entangled in legal issues. We assist our youth in cleaning up any past legal issues and how to best move forward.
In the Media
Forgotten Angels provides safe space for those who have aged out of foster care
(ABC Action News)
Non-profit helps kids who age out of foster care
(FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
Forgotten Angels helps young people aging out of foster care
(FOX 13 Tampa Bay)