Equipping youth
for success
inspiring kindness for life

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Our Mission

Our mission is to provide foster youth with the necessary skills, tools and character through mentoring and personal development that leads to transformation in themselves and their communities.

Our VISION

Kindness for Kids empowers youth aging out of foster care to progress from
survival to significance.

Our VALUES

Empowerment Over Aid
We believe in teaching life skills, not dependency by equipping young adults with the tools to provide for themselves and advance into adulthood with confidence.


Transformation Through Education
We go beyond basic services to deliver deep, transformational programming that builds financial literacy, independence, character, resilience, and self-belief.


Community & Connection
Healthy, supportive relationships are essential to long-term success. We foster positive relationships that replace isolation with belonging and encouragement.


Respect and Hope
Each individual is worthy of respect, opportunity, and belief. We meet youth where they are and support their growth into confident, contributing adults.


Long-Term Impact
Our work is driven not by short-term assistance, but by sustainable independence, stability, and growth over a lifetime.

Did You Know?

  • 20%
    20% of youth in foster care will become instantly homeless when they age out of foster care.
  • <3%
    Less than 3% of youth who aged out of foster care ever earn a college degree at any point in their life.
  • 70%
    70% of aging-out foster youth will be arrested at least one time before age 26.
  • 7/10
    7 out of 10 girls who age out of foster care will become pregnant before they’re age 21.

Every year 23,000 foster youth age out of the system without stable support in place, leading to long-term issues like housing instability and unemployment. We believe our youth deserve better and a chance to be successful!

We’ve partnered with Southwestern Student Coaching to serve as a crucial resource, providing personalized guidance and skill-building to empower foster youth as they develop essential life skills, take on adulthood confidently, and cultivate resiliency as they navigate the complexities of aging out of foster care.

The goal of THE FULL POTENTIAL PROJECT is to help foster youth in the U.S. as they face immense challenges transitioning to adulthood without stable support systems.

Recognizing the gap in mental and emotional maturity due to early-life trauma, the foundation aims to break the cycle of instability that affects these youth. Through this partnership, foster youth are provided with individual coaches who help develop soft skills, emotional intelligence, and focus – elements often overlooked in traditional educational and support programs.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Your donation to Kindness for Kids makes a profound difference in the lives of vulnerable young individuals. With your support, these students will get personalized coaching that enables them to create better habits in key life areas like:

  • Increase in
    Employment & Promotion
  • More Likely to
    Pursue Further Education
  • Secure Housing
  • Better
    Financial Health
  • More Supportive
    Social Network
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