John,

 

I adopted my sons almost seven years ago, and I am grateful every day that I get to be a dad and provide them with a loving and safe home to grow up in.

 

At the same time, I can’t forget the hundreds of thousands of kids in the United States that will never have the opportunities my sons do.
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and if I’m being completely honest with you, it makes me angry.

 

I’m angry that our foster care system is so in need of support, that the kids in the system are so underserved, that we need a month to bring awareness to the problem.

 

Right now, there are approximately 391,000 kids in the foster care system on any given day, but just over 50,000 are adopted each year.

 

Kids who grow up and age out of the system without being adopted are left with no family or place to call home. Without any external support, those young adults have a much harder time building a stable and secure future for themselves, finding and maintaining employment, affording housing, or even accessing modern day necessities we take for granted, like cellphones and the internet.

 

The large majority of foster kids never get adopted, and if it were up to Republicans, my kids might be among them, John.

 

Rather than working to improve the foster care system, improving the conditions that overload it, or ensuring more kids are adopted, Republicans work to criminalize abortion and make it harder for LGBT parents like me to adopt.

 

That means more kids in the system and fewer would-be parents to save them from a future likely marked by economic struggle and isolation.

 

As a member of the U.S. House, I will improve the foster care system for kids who depend on it and make adoption easier for qualified parents of all backgrounds. Can you contribute any amount today to help make it happen?

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John, we have to do better for foster parents, too.

 

Republicans have taken many shots at WIC funding over the years – the program that provides financial support for food and other necessities for kids ages 5 and under. This has forced loving, selfless Americans into a position where they can only become foster parents if they can afford to.

 

These vulnerable, often traumatized children are in the guardianship of the U.S. government, and the people we’ve elected won’t even make sure they’re fed.

 

This is how the “pro-life” party treats children born to unfit or unwell parents, and now they’re forcing women to become mothers whether they’re ready or not.

 

We can and should do better, not just for foster care families but for all Americans.

 

When I’m in Congress, we will.

 

-David
         

David Roth is a single, gay dad running for Idaho’s Second Congressional District. We’re going up against a GOP incumbent who has been in this seat for 25 years. It’s time for change in Idaho, and our grassroots campaign is building on the momentum that began in David’s race for U.S. Senate last cycle. The GOP is not planning to defend this seat, so we plan to take it from them and help Democrats retake the House majority next year. We’d love your support to build a solid campaign to bring progress to Idaho and the country.

 

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