This innovative Peer Mentor program pairs adults with lived experience - former mentors and adoptive parents, with inexperienced hosts and prospective adoptive parents of older youth in foster care.

Kaprea Greene’s essay, My Journey in Foster Care, reflects on how mentoring and Black adoptive parents helped her thrive, emphasizing the urgent need for culturally aware support systems.

After seven years in foster care, Jamal found love, faith, and stability with the McKissicks—highlighting how answered prayers and the right support can lead to a forever home.

Kidsave’s research reveals challenges Black foster and adoptive parents face, from systemic bias to financial barriers, and explores solutions through the EMBRACE Project to create lasting change.

The Advocate recently featured the Kidsave-Gallup study in an article supporting LGBTQ+ rights to foster and adopt. Written by Robin Rosenbluth, the piece highlights the persistent barriers LGBTQ+ individuals face in adoption—despite research demonstrating they are just as capable of providing safe, loving homes. Rosenbluth emphasizes the urgent need for adoptive parents, stating:

Through Kidsave’s Weekend Miracles, Eclasia found a forever family with LaRhonda, who provided consistent support, helping her transition from foster care to a self-sufficient, thriving adult.

EMBRACE marks one year of fostering inclusivity for Black children in foster care with impactful initiatives like the Kidsave-Gallup report, cultural training, and data-driven equity programs.

Black Americans face unique barriers to mental health care, from stigma to systemic biases. Addressing these issues can improve support for Black children in foster care and their communities.

Kidsave’s EMBRACE Project in Austin American Statesman