HOW Ifoster helps caregivers
Thank you, caregivers. You are our heroes! You do so much for the children in your care, and iFoster wants to connect you with the resources your family needs to thrive. Whether you’re a foster parent, kinship parent, legal guardian, or adoptive/pre-adoptive parent, there are many ways iFoster can help.
Become a Member
Explore numerous resources and supports to help youth and families. You can set up a free account in our portal today to gain access to:
- Daily living expenses support
- Discounts/coupons
- Education and employment aids
- Self-directed life skills trainings
- And much more!
Caregiver Training Series
In partnership with AARP, iFoster has created a series of training modules designed to walk you through what is involved in being a foster parent, including how to become licensed, navigating the child welfare system, and practical parenting tips.
Module 1: The Need for Caregivers and How to Get Started
This training covers the necessity of foster parents, funding, supports, licensing, and training requirements.
Module 3: What Caregivers of Youth in Foster Care Need to Know
This training covers expectations of the child welfare system for caregivers, including suggestions by people with lived experience on things to consider when creating a welcoming home and how best to support youth in your care.
Module 2: What it Means to Be a Kinship Caregiver
This training explores types of placements and how legal relationship status impacts the financial aid and support available to caregivers.
Module 4: How iFoster Can Help
This training presents a variety of supports from housing and basic needs to health/wellness, educational technology, legal support, and support groups.
ReMade in America
ReMade in America is a “For Us, By Us” social enterprise that takes companies’ unsold clothing that would otherwise go into landfills and instead recycles them into free high-quality clothing kits for children and youth in the foster care system. We also hire and train foster youth to run the collection and distribution process so that they can gain marketable skills and career opportunities.
Through ReMade in America, you will be able to:
- Shop our online marketplace where youth, caregivers, and agencies can get free clothing kits for infants to young adults.
- Join our Jobs Program, which will provide training and work experience to foster youth staffing the Remade in America processing center. Youth will learn about digital marketing, supply chain logistics, distribution, and more.
- Help solve the crisis of textiles filling landfills. We are creating partnerships with top brands to donate brand new clothing for distribution rather than throwing away excess merchandise.
