Impact Report shows more than 1,100 young people supported in past year
Indiana nonprofit Foster Success has released a new Impact Report showing it has supported more than 1,100 older foster youth throughout the state for the first time, a 10 percent increase over the prior year. The organization also reached young people in 84 percent of Indiana’s 92 counties.
“One reason for the growth in the number of young people we’ve supported is the addition of the new M.A.P.S program, which helps connect those who have lived in foster care with immediate mental health services and then works with them to find a longer-term provider,” Foster Success President and CEO Dr. Maggie Stevens said. “According to our most recent impact survey, 60 percent of young people report having a mental health diagnosis. This statistic highlights the pressing need for accessible mental health services, a need that M.A.P.S. is actively addressing. We also have other programs to address Basic Needs, Educational Success, Financial Empowerment and so much more.”
The impact survey shows that 70 percent of young people supported by Foster Success are at or below the federal poverty level. Foster Success distributed more than $1.3 million to older foster youth across all programs to help them pull themselves out of poverty and into stable housing and jobs.
Board Chair Kate Hussey hints that more growth is on the horizon for Foster Success.
“In our new strategic plan, we are expanding our programs and services to better support teens and young adults with lived experience in foster care, guiding them on their path to self-sufficiency,” Hussey said.
The full 2023-2024 Foster Success Impact Report is now available at fostersuccess.org/project/2023-cover.
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