Unfaulted exists to build a foundation for young women who have aged out of the foster care system. We connect them with resources to attain employment, transportation, housing, education, and relational support. We want to provide hope and tools to equip these young women be successful, independent adults.
23,000
kids age out of foster care every year
23,000
kids age out of foster care every year
Foster kids become homeless after turning 18
Girls who who age out of foster care become pregnant before 21
Kids who age out of foster care are gainfully employed by age 24
Helping Young Women Become Independent Adults
Get Involved with Unfaulted
How to Volunteer
Forever Family
A forever family comes alongside a young woman to became a successful and independent adult. Becoming part of a family will provide essential love and encouragement every young adult needs. Some specific commitments a family guides on are
- Primary caregiver, point of contact and consistent communication
- Help work towards goals
- Ensure all basic needs are met
- Celebrate milestones
- Commitment to FOREVER
- Open home for holidays, birthday celebrations, etc.
- Accountability
- Develop healthy family relationships
Mentor
- Secondary point of contact
- Mediate between girls, coach and Forever Families
- Assist in transportation needs
- Encourage goal progress
- Become a confidant and adviser for your girl
Education Support
- GED classes, testing, and tutoring
- Teach life skills classes
- College selection, admission process, etc.
Job Support
- Job training skills
- Connections with employment
- Resume writing
- Interview skills
Temporary Housing
Provide short-term living situations for girls in transition. The maximum amount of time someone should be in a temporary home is 3 weeks.
Birthday Boxes
Created to bring joy and hope to a girl on her 18th birthday or the day she is welcomed into the Unfaulted family.
Fun Day Team
- Write congratulation cards
- Set up/decorate for events
- Plan and coordinate events
- Contact donors for event sponsorship
Coach
- Oversee 2-3 girls
- Weekly check-in
- Goal management
- Initial welcome/goal writing
- Deliver birthday box
- Connect girls to resources
- Facilitate relationship with Forever Family and mentor
- Help facilitate transportation needs
- First person from Unfaulted to meet/make connection
Donate Today
All financial gifts are considered tax deductible donations to a 501c3 nonprofit organization, and are processed through Fellowship of The Parks Church. We also accept donated items like toiletries, vehicles, etc.
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More than Statistics
Every Number is a Person⚬
Every Number is a Person⚬
Every Number is a Person⚬
After reaching the age of 18, 20 percent of the children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless.
Fifty percent of former foster youth who age out of the system will be unemployed by the age of 24.
There is less than a three percent chance for children who have aged out of foster care to earn a college degree at any point in their life.
Seventy percent of girls who age out of the foster care system will become pregnant before the age of 21.
At least 25 percent of children who age out of the foster care system still suffer from the direct effects of PTSD.
Sixty percent of young men who age out of the foster care system and are legally emancipated have been convicted of a crime.
About one in four kids who age out of the system will not graduate from high school
Only five percent of women receive government benefits to meet basic needs after they age out of the system.
Fifty percent of kids who age out of the system will develop substance dependence.
Children with a diagnosed disability of any kind, including a learning disability, are twice as likely to age out of the foster care system.
Kids who enter the foster care system after the age of 12 have a 40 percent chance of being legally emancipated at the age of 18 from the system.
Our Sponsors
Our Partners
Contact us to form a partnership or become an Unfaulted sponsor.
- TKU
- Chosen Ones
- Fellowship of the Parks Church
- Greater Keller Ch. of Commerce
- Godley Grind
- Glitter Bombed Custom Tumblers
- Simply Love
- Christ’s Haven