Looking For Help?
Our goal is to bring resources, essential items, and childhood fun to as many foster youth as we can. To do this across the country as efficiently and quickly as possible, we partner with over 220 non-profits who work in a variety of disciplines within foster care. These partners, through their programs, events, and daily interactions with foster youth, disperse the items we collect, fund support programs, and help enroll children in extracurricular activities.
First, THANK YOU for providing these children with a loving home and giving them an opportunity to thrive. We understand the daily struggles and want to provide as much support as we can. To reach thousands of foster kids across the nation, we work hand in hand with our non-profit partners to distribute to foster children in their area or programs.
If you are looking for essentials, extracurricular activity support, or access to other programs under Ticket to Dream, we encourage you to reach out to one of our partners near you.
Are You a Foster Parent Looking for Support?
Are You a Foster Care Non-Profit Looking for Resources?
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If your organization works directly with foster youth, kinship youth, or aged out youth and is seeking donations from the Ticket to Dream Foundation, your first step is to review our minimum requirements below and submit an application to become a partner.
Ticket to Dream has over 220 charity partners across the US. Please note that while we do review every application, we will not send a follow-up response unless additional information is needed, we have a partner opening for your organization, or a one-time donation is available in your area.
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Organizations must be a US 501(c)3 and have charity status in place for 2 years prior to the date of Ticket to Dream application
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Orgs must work directly with a minimum of 50 foster, kinship, or aged out youth
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Orgs will be thoroughly vetted and must be in good standing with the US Department of the Treasury as well as clear from state investigations for a minimum of 5 years
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All orgs must carry liability insurance
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All approved partners may participate in one or more of Ticket to Dream’s programs, including GoPlay extracurriculars, Take Flight youth aging out support, Essentials for Kids, or Ally
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All partners must comply with all recapping procedures and requirements
Our goal is to first meet the needs of our current partners, and as we expand or receive more donations in specific areas, we then review our list of applicants for onboarding. All applicants are kept on file for future consideration, and you do not need to apply more than once.
We are currently seeking new partners for our Essentials program that can utilize essential items like socks, underwear, etc.