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Mission Statement
Safety Net supports former foster youth in their critical post-foster care years. That means helping them with the resources to stay in school, receive job training, and handle minor financial emergencies when they have nowhere else to turn.
About This Cause
Consider this situation that many kids are facing. They are turning 18 in November of their senior year of high school. They’re not thinking about the upcoming holiday events, shopping at the mall with their friends, or wondering if they will be going to the winter formal or Friday night’s basketball game. Their concerns run quite deeper. They are counting down the days until they are out of foster care and need to make it on their own. These kids are pondering such questions as: When the state stops sending a check where am I going to live? How will I get to school and what will I be eating? These foster teens need to know someone is out there who will help unconditionally with their most basic needs.They need time to finish growing up. Most foster children leave adult care with a large plastic sack on their shoulder, with all of their worldly possessions stuffed inside. And this is where Safety Net comes in. From a utility bill, to a bus pass to get to school and work, to food for their kitchen, to basic things like a toilet scrubber, these kids need it all. They have never had their own bed, we get them one. They haven’t taken driver’s education classes due to the cost, we help them with the fee. They have nothing to sit on or eat on, so we have them shop the SafetyNet store of gently used items.They truly need the community's assistance, and we are that local help. We are truly the safety net that keeps these kids from falling through the cracks. It’s our purpose to let them know they are not forgotten and they are not invisible. With us, they understand that we care and want nothing more than to see them succeed in life.