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RESTON, APRIL 18, 2008 – A unique community partnership between two national non-profit...
May is National Foster Care Month
Communities, groups, and individuals across the country are rallying to help foster youth realize their fullest potential. To learn how you can make a difference, pay a visit to the website for National Foster Care Month.
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Donate Online
The RED SCARF FUND FOR FOSTER YOUTH supports general OFA programs and also provides for the emergency needs of our students. You can make a quick and secure donation online with just a few clicks through PayPal.
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Four Star Rating
Charity Navigator's evaluation of OFA reflects the highest score possible for fundraising efficiency from one of the nation's leading charity evaluators.
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Scholarship Thanks
"My college experience would not have been the same if it was not for your amazing generosity. This is my final year and I owe you many thanks. I will be graduating with a biochemistry major and a French minor. I know I will have great success in life and every time I think of this you will always be in my thoughts. It is nice to beat the odds set against me, and it is even better to have a little help."
- Ashley P.
Univ. of Wisconsin senior
WELCOME TO OFA
Founded in 1981, the Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) serves thousands of foster teens across the United States. Whether we're providing them with college scholarships, connecting them with mentors and internships, sending them care packages, or testifying before Congress, OFA is a passionate champion of foster youth.
Each year 25,000 young people "age out" of the foster care system. We're committed with our partners and sponsors to help foster teens become tomorrow's productive good citizens. We're working to maximize support for their post-secondary education goals and mobilize the community at large to assist them.
OFA is bricks and mortar and a special place in the hearts of many. Our scholars, alumni, donors, volunteers and youth care workers recognize the uniqueness of its work and think of it as a place where they belong.
The photos of young adults on these pages are not of models, but real students from OFA's extended family, who have been gracious enough to share their lives and stories with the public. We're proud of our students; they fulfill our mission, and their success represents the best form of "payback" to OFA sponsors and supporters.
"Fostering Dreams"
We took a camera crew to three cities to interview OFA scholars and sponsors. Click on the image below to watch a brief video spotlighting our kids and programs.
OFA in Action
Click on the photo below to view a recent TV news segment (two minutes long) that focuses on OFA scholarship student Courtney Spiess, a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University who attended our Capitol Hill Care Package media event in Washington D.C. last September.
