Rutledge Youth Foundation

06/03/2026

LGBTGIA+ youth deserve families who celebrate who they are. Could that be you? Are you interested in becoming a Foster Parent? Contact us at (217)525-7757 or scan the QR code to provide your phone number or email address and one of our licensing team members will reach out to you!

06/01/2026

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who supported our annual Spring Into Cash Fundraiser. Congratulations to all of the 2026 winners! This year, 559 tickets were sold!! This will allow many children to attend speciality camps, extracurricular activities, as well as things like a day out at Knights Action Park, a Cardinals Baseball Game, and several other agency sponsored events. 💙

05/31/2026

And the $1000 Grand Prize Spring Into Cash Winner is…..

05/28/2026

⭐️HELP NEEDED!⭐️

Rutledge Youth Foundation has made an Amazon Wishlist for a recently reunified family. The family is in need of some baby items for a 18 month old.

How You Can Help:
Shop the Amazon Wishlist to donate.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QSPQ7FD8PRBG?ref_=wl_share

Or

Donate gently used 18 Month boy clothes to our office.

Or

Make a dedicated donation via Venmo. Our Venmo is Rutledge_Youth_Foundation.

05/25/2026

The office will be closed May 25th, 2026 for Memorial Day.

05/23/2026

Rutledge Youth Foundation is attending the Old Capitol Farmers Market presented by HSHS St. John's (Downtown Springfield, Inc.) today, May 23rd, 2026, until 12:30pm! Stop by to get information about becoming a Foster Parent!

05/22/2026

It’s Forever Home Friday. We are celebrating a child that was adopted earlier this week and 3 siblings that are achieving guardianship today.

05/21/2026

Today, we are celebrating an adoption that occurred yesterday for a this young boy after 1682 days in care. 💙

05/04/2026

May is National Foster Care Month & Foster Parent Appreciation Month 💙
This month, we extend our deepest gratitude to the foster parents who open their hearts and homes every single day. Your compassion, patience, and dedication create safe spaces where healing and hope can grow.

05/01/2026

Daily Winner Announcements Start Today! Stay tune to our story for individual winner announcements and come back to this post to see the full list of winners as they are drawn! 💙

Continue to check out our Facebook story to see our daily Spring Into Cash winner announcements. We will also update this post as our Spring Into Cash winners are drawn. 💙