Children + youth in foster care

Foster Youth

Foster-system-aware programming through Olive Crest, Foster All, Orangewood, and OC DSS.

About the program

Children and youth in foster care benefit from consistent, trauma-aware creative outlets. The foundation partners with the OC foster ecosystem to deliver studio-based and on-site sessions tailored for kids navigating placement disruptions.

How it runs

Studio sessions tailored for sibling groups in shared placements.
On-site sessions at group homes and partner facilities.
Trauma-informed instructor onboarding.
Mail-order kits for kids who frequently change placements.

Sliding-scale, every program

Subsidies covered by donors and grants.

Participants who can’t pay get free or low-fee access. Donors and foundation grants fund the difference.

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