Youth Engagement Solutions LLC (YESolutions), created by an alumna of the foster care and mental health systems, helps youth and adults develop the skills necessary to create positive outcomes for youth and youth serving organizations.  Find out more About Us and Our Work by exploring our website! We have various resources available, hot topic discussions via the All About YOUth! blog. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter by clicking on the links below, and leave us a comment in the guest book. Be sure to check back often as we are continuously updating resources, projects, and upcoming events. There is even a page for young adult advocates that connects you to other alumni organizations.

We also feature an YESolutions Accomplishment of the Month every month, featured right here on our homepage. This is for any advocate, group, or organization that has done particularly great work around engaging youth to promote positive outcome in the foster care and mental health systems. Be sure to check back and chime in often!

Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity to shine a light on the experiences of the more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. The campaign raises awareness about the urgent needs of these young people and encourages citizens from every walk of life to get involved – as foster or adoptive parents, volunteers, mentors, employers or in other ways. With the help of dedicated people, many formerly abused or neglected children and teens will either reunite safely with their parents, be cared for by relatives or be adopted by loving families. Many children would not have to enter foster care at all if more states provided support and services to help families cope with crises early on. Thanks to the many advocates, child welfare professionals, elected officials and support groups around the country, the total number of children in foster care has decreased over recent years.  But more help is needed. Every year, approximately 30,000 young people leave the foster care system without lifelong families – most at age 18. On their own, these young adults must navigate a weakened economy offering fewer jobs and less support for vital services such as housing. They need – and deserve – caring adults who love and support them. We call on all Americans to join us in helping to change a lifetime of a child or youth in foster care. No matter who you are or how much time you have to give, you can help create permanent, lifelong connections for these children and youth. All children — including the 408,000 American children and youth in foster care — deserve a safe, happy life. Young people in foster care especially need nurturing adults on their side because their own families are in crisis and unable to care for them