08/12/2026
Do you remember your first day of school? 📚🏫
That nervous knot of anxiety in your stomach, climbing onto that bus not knowing where to sit, how big the hallways seemed as you gripped your backpack straps tight.
It’s a fear we have all faced. Most have only had it once or twice.
For children in foster care, that feeling doesn’t go away.
Every placement change, every new home, often means a new school as well. That means new classmates, new teachers, new environments, and stress that no child should ever have to face. Studies show that 1 in 3 foster youth change schools 5 or more times. Not because they want to, but because the system moves them.
Imagine being a child and never feeling quite settled in. This is reality for a lot of foster youth.
�But in despair, there is also hope. You don’t have to be a superhero to make a change in these little lives. Because every child deserves a chance to belong.
💚 Set To Thrive serves children experiencing foster care and homelessness aged 0-19 in Alameda & Contra Costa County, CA 💚
Check out our mission or help donate at settothrive.org
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