Our Unaccompanied Minor Program serves youth who flee from war, violence or persecution in dozens of countries. By the time they get to the United States, they’ve lost contact with parents and other family members who can care for them – and they’re not even 18 years old.

We provide a safe, nurturing and stable environment for these refugee youth who do not have parents or adults who can provide care. We do this by placing the youth with foster families when they arrive in the United States.

Become a Foster Parent
We are currently in need of caring, compassionate homes to refugee foster children. You can help them adjust to our educational, financial, political and social systems and help them learn to function independently while also encouraging them to maintain their own culture.

Getting Started
Foster Parent Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have no history of abuse or neglect of children or dependent adults
• Be of good physical and mental health conditions
• Be of good moral character
• Have a social security card
• Have a defined source of income
• Be willing to comply with state and agency rules

What We Offer
The goal of our foster care program is to support the youth as they gain an education and begin to live independently in the U.S. We have many opportunities for these youth to becomeengaged in their communities and ease the transition into their new life, including:

• Cultural orientation
• Independent living classes
• Focus groups
• Mentoring
• Tutoring
• Counseling
  

Being a foster parent requires patience, hard work, and time. If you would like to help children served by our organization, but don't have the resources to foster children, there are other ways to help! Our refugee programs always need supervised independent living homes for older teens, as well as mentors and tutors for children of all ages.