Raise Your Voice for a Brighter Future for Children.
I pledge to disrupt the fiction that the U.S. child welfare system takes good care of kids.
I dispute the myth that state foster systems are safe havens for children. They are not. They hurt kids more than they help them. This is a painful reality for thousands of children and families.
I commit to:
- Educate myself about the harms foster systems inflict on children, and actively share solutions with my friends and family.
- Raise my voice to challenge the status quo and demand better for our children.
- Support advocacy efforts that prioritize the well-being of children and narrow the reach of a harmful, punitive system.
- Share words of compassion when speaking of young people and families the system is harming.
As a truth-teller and advocate, I understand that collective responsibility begins with acknowledging the truth and refusing to let the lie go unchallenged.