Call (202) 671-LOVE or 1 (800) 669-HOPE for information.
There are many ways you can help children in foster care, from mentoring to adoption.
More than half a million children in the U.S. are in foster care, and 129,000 are in immediate need of adoption. Each year, 25,000
teenagers "age out" and leave the system, on their own without the support of a family.
There are many ways you can help a child in foster care:
Consider foster parenting or adoption
Spread the word to friends and family about the need for families
Feature a foster parent recruitment campaign in your company or organization newsletter
Volunteer to provide temporary or 'respite' care to a child every few weekends
Provide a scholarship to a foster child for lessons or camp
Donate gift certificates to foster parents
Donate new toys and gift cards for foster children during the holidays
Become a community sponsor for 'A Kid's Day Out' event, a day of fun for foster children with special needs
Many of our Heart Gallery children are part of Freddie Mac Foundation's Wednesday's Child, a televised feature that introduces viewers to children in foster care who need adoptive homes.
For more information:
Watch Wednesday's Child on NBC-4: Wednesdays during the 5:00 p.m. news, Thursdays during the 11:00 am news, and again Sundays during the 9:00 a.m. news
