The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is inviting applicants for ‘The Our Children Fund’ to provide financial assistance for “normalizing” items and experiences to children in the Fairfax County foster care.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
The Our Children Fund was created to provide financial assistance for “normalizing” items and experiences to children in the Fairfax County foster care system between the ages of birth and 17 years and young adults between the ages of 18 and 21 if permanency (return home, relative placement, or adoption) is not achieved and addresses their otherwise unmet medical, social, emotional, and education needs. Nationwide, approximately 23,000 youth’s age out of foster care annually. Of those, 20% are at the risk of becoming instantly homeless. The Fund will address their otherwise unmet medical, social, emotional, and education needs. At this time, there are approximately 260 foster care children in the County. In an effort to guarantee that foster care children have access to and can participate in “normal” activities, this fund is available to foster care families who are in need of additional financial resources.
Eligibility Criteria
- The funds from the Our Children Fund are open to Foster Care children in Fairfax County between the ages of birth and 17 years and young adults between the ages of 18 and 21 if permanency (return home, relative placement, or adoption) is not achieved and addresses their otherwise unmet medical, social, emotional, and education needs.
For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.