![]() So! Back in 2015, James and I decided to do a benefit and raise both organizations some money since the city was cutting their budget. The organization finds families for tweens, teens, and former foster kids who are in their 20s and 30s. You Gotta Believe (or YGB) helps these older kids find loving families because they believe that “no one ages out” of having a family. Not surprisingly, 50% of these kids become homeless or end up going to jail. They don’t have anyone to answers questions like, “Should I take this class?” or “Should I ask this girl out?” They don’t have a place to come home for Thanksgiving and the holidays. They lack not just financial support, but also all other types of support. ![]() If no one will take them in, those kids go into foster homes and age out at 18 or 21 years old with no adults to support them. ![]() Why is that specific focus so important? Because people looking to adopt mainly want babies, so once an adoptable child hits 8-years-old, they are considered “special needs” because it’s so difficult for them to find them a family. You Gotta Believe is the only organization in NYC dedicated solely to helping older foster youth find forever families. PHOTOS: See Patina Miller, Donna Murphy, Krysta Rodriguez, More Perform in Voices: Stars for Foster Kids After we finished training, we found out that the then-commissioner of the NYC Administration of Children’s Services had cut funding to the organization that provided our classes as well as cut funding to an organization called You Gotta Believe. Our relationship with this cause began in 2015 when James and I took a training class to adopt a foster kid. My husband James Wesley-Jackson and I produced our ninth Voices: Stars For Foster Kids concert. Last week began with such an amazing event!
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