Letting former foster care youth know they belong

“I wish I knew what it would feel like to spend the holidays alone. When you are in foster care, someone has to take you. When you get out, no one does.” -Becky, a former foster care youth at Ready for Life

This powerful insight inspired Ready for Life’s Home for the Holidays Family Tradition. When young adults age out of the foster care system, they often face the challenges of adulthood completely alone. While this transition is difficult even with family support, those served by Ready for Life typically have no one by their side.


That’s where Ready for Life comes in – and that includes you! Through the Home for the Holidays program, we celebrate each young adult just as families celebrate their own. We fill specially prepared stockings with gift cards and personalized gifts, offering what these young adults want most: a sense of belonging. These thoughtful gifts help fill the void in their hearts that often feels deeper during the holiday season.


With over one hundred young adults and children to serve, Ready for Life can only make this program successful with your support. Thank you for helping create a true family experience for those who need it most.

Donate or Sponsor

Join us as a sponsor and help bring warmth, joy, and a true sense of belonging to this year’s Thanksgiving Feast. Your support ensures that every young adult and young family we serve can gather around a table filled with home-cooked food, laughter, and community, many times for the first time in years.

Funds raised through this event are designated to Youth Support, directly helping former foster care young adults and their children with essentials like food, housing, education, and employment resources. Every dollar helps create moments of connection and stability that last far beyond the holiday season.

Together, we can make sure everyone has a place they belong and a reason to give thanks.

Fulfil a Wishlist

Fill a stocking for a young adult or young family

Volunteer

Wrap gifts, organize, bake cookies, & more!

Sponsor a Gift

Sponsor a gift and we do the shopping for you! Donate at the link below.

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