Individual Giving

With over 328,000 foster youth in foster care and a new child entering care every 2 minutes, we need our communities support to help reach thousands of youth from the moment they enter care through their transition into adulthood.

Together we can ease the stress and everyday hurdles foster youth of all ages face, provide opportunities to just be a kid and decrease the odds of homelessness as they age out of care. Every donor has the opportunity to specify what program you'd like your donation to focus on, or just select "do what's best for the kids", and we'll make sure your donation is used for the biggest current need.

How Your Donations Help Kids

Everyday Essentials

Ticket to Dream puts our non-profit status and retail background to work to stretch every dollar. We are able to purchase key essential items at wholesale pricing, and we work with retailers to accept millions of dollars in overstock and excess inventory, allowing us to provide new shoes, socks, underwear, clothes, and even holiday gifts for cents on the dollar.

Extracurricular Access

Childhood is full of milestones, and our GoPlay program helps foster youth to participate in childhood fun too. Your donations help pay for the sign-up fees and equipment to enroll foster kids in sports, clubs, camps, and more! Kids get to choose their passion and learn life skills while having fun.

Helping Foster Youth Find Success

Over 50% of young adults that age out of foster care end up homeless within 2 years. Our Take Flight program funds support programs that reduces homelessness, increases laptop access, graduation rates and employment rates.

Hyper Focused Support for Underserved Kids

Our Ally program provides hyper-focused support for the unmet needs Black, Hispanic and LGBTQ+ youth face within care.

Ways You Can Make a Donation

DONATE ONLINE

Making a donation online is an easy and quick way to help foster kids. Donors can select the program they want to support, make a 1x donation, and even schedule monthly donations. We'll make sure your donation helps kids!

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HOST AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER

Hosting an online fundraiser is a great way to celebrate a birthday, wedding, memorial, or event. Our online tools allow you to create one in minutes and share with your friends and family to help even more kids.

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INVESTMENT GIVING

Ticket to Dream accepts donations of stock, Crypto, IRA distributions, and DAF funds, making it easy to donate in ways that benefit your financial

planning and tax plans.

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Holiday elf collecting toys for foster kids

HOST A COLLECTION DRIVE

Rally your work, sports team, church, or club to help foster kids by collecting new essential items. Even kids can help kids by hosting a drive.

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ESTATE PLANS

Including Ticket to Dream in your estate plans is an impactful way to help foster youth for years to come. By designating a specific dollar amount, percentage of your estate, or gift, you can help ensure future generations of foster youth have access to critical support.

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SHOP OUR WISH LIST

Love shopping for kids? We've created a shopping wish list full of everyday essentials and little extras kids need most right now. Shop the link, and it ships right to us!

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DONATE BY CHECK

Prefer donating with a check or setting up a recurring donation with your bank?

No problem! Just make your check payable to:

Ticket to Dream Foundation

and mail to:

8413 Washington BLVD Suite 100

Roseville, CA 95678

Need Help?

DONATION MATCHING

Many companies offer matching gift programs that allow you to double the impact of your donation. If your employer participates, your gift to Ticket to Dream could go even further to support foster youth with essentials and opportunities.

It's quick & easy - click below to see if your employer will match your donation.

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Want to Learn More?

Email info@tickettodream.org