Empower Youth to Step Confidently Into Adulthood
Every young person deserves the chance to dream boldly, plan confidently, and step into their future with support. Emmy-award winning actor and St. Louis native Sterling K. Brown honors his mother, Aralean Brown, through the Aralean Brown Older Youth Readiness Fund, created in partnership with the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition.
This powerful initiative supports youth impacted by foster care ages 13-24 as they transition into adulthood, providing access to education, career development, housing, and life essentials that build a strong foundation for their future.
How Your Support Changes Lives
Our Older Youth Readiness Navigators walk alongside our older youth every step of the way, ensuring their basic needs, mental health, education, and job readiness are supported.
Your gift to the Aralean Brown Older Youth Readiness Fund provides direct resources that help young adults thrive, not just survive. From training program fees to work uniforms to housing deposits, your generosity fills the critical gaps that often stand between youth and their independence.
Who is Eligible?
A child (ages 13-24) who:
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Why Your Gift Matters
Shockingly, 50% of the homeless population and 70% of the prison population are made of individuals who were in foster care as children. We can do better by giving youth aging out of foster care the support needed to thrive.
Together, we can be the reason their next chapter begins with hope. Our youth have come this far. Help them go even further.
Measuring Impact
*measured by an increase in the Casey Life Skills Assessment