Children need families.
Families need community.
Everyone can do something.
Together, we can end the foster care crisis in Washington, D.C.
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”
James 1:27
THE VISION
Our vision is a DC where every child has a permanent, safe, and loving home.
THE MISSION
Our mission is to strengthen and stabilize families impacted by the foster care system in Washington, DC, by mobilizing the Church to provide wraparound support.
THE PROBLEM
Did you know…
Every day, children are removed from their biological homes and placed in foster care due to allegations of abuse and neglect.
90% of foster children will come into contact with the juvenile justice system before leaving care
1 out of 4 former foster youth experience homelessness within 4 years of aging out
Only 50% of youth raised in foster care graduate from high school
60% of child sex trafficking victims have histories in the child welfare system
By age 21, 71% of young women in foster care become pregnant
For many children in foster care, “home” is not a steady place but a series of temporary stops. Moving from home to home, separated from siblings and familiar support networks, children and youth in care experience instability that follows them into adulthood.
OUR IMPACT
Together, we can end the foster care crisis in Washington, DC.
Since our inception in 2013, DC127 has served more than 1,200 families through our Communities for Families and Foster Care Support programs, engaged over 1,300 volunteers and mobilized 35 churches.
1200 FAMILIES
1300 VOLUNTEERS
35 CHURCHES
Check out our latest Impact report here: