The 440K Project, Inc. was founded to make fundamental and substantial changes to the foster care system in the United States. Recognizing that foster care is truly a humanitarian crisis, our purpose is to educate people about the plight of foster children, increase the number of foster homes, encourage volunteerism for mentoring and court-appointed special advocates (CASA), help aged-out youth become independent, and decrease the number of children waiting to be adopted from 111,000 to zero.
In sum, our goal is to help at-risk youth become happy, healthy, functioning adults with lives filled with promise — something to which all children are entitled.
Every child deserves safety, stability, guidance, and the opportunity to thrive. Yet for far too many children in foster care, the system intended to protect them leads instead to uncertainty, trauma, and limited opportunity. The 440K Project is working tirelessly to change that trajectory.
Consider the following statistics that underscore the need for meaningful lasting change.
Of foster children will have developmental delays.
Will never earn a high school degree or GED.
Graduate college versus a national average of 34%.
Are homeless within 18 months of aging out of care.
Have been in care for more than 3 years.
Become pregnant by age 19; 70% by age 21.
Kids who age out of the system develop substance abuse.
Who age out have been convicted of a crime.
The 440K Project, Inc. was founded to make fundamental and substantial changes to the foster care system in the United States. We believe meaningful change requires more than awareness alone. It requires people, advocacy, homes, mentorship, and long-term support systems that help children and young adults build stable, healthy lives.
Our purpose is to educate people about the plight of foster children, increase the number of foster homes, encourage volunteerism for mentoring and court-appointed special advocates (CASA), help aged-out youth become independent, and decrease the number of children waiting to be adopted from 111,000 to zero.
Raise awareness about the realities foster children and aged-out youth face every day.
Encourage more families to step forward and provide safe, stable, loving homes.
Inspire people to become mentors, advocates, and trusted sources of support.
Encourage court-appointed special advocates to stand beside children who need a voice.
Support independence, stability, and life readiness for youth transitioning into adulthood.
Work toward reducing the number of children waiting to be adopted from 111,000 to zero.
The 440K Project is working tirelessly to change the trajectory of the lives of children who have experienced foster care. This mission is about restoring hope, dignity, stability, and opportunity to children and young adults whose lives have too often been defined by instability.
We believe all children are entitled to lives filled with promise.
That belief drives everything we do.
Whether you become a foster parent, volunteer as a mentor or CASA, advocate for reform, or support the mission in another way, your involvement can help build a better future for children in foster care.
