Dear Friends,

This Foster Care Awareness Month, join us in honoring 25 years of First Star’s commitment to youth in foster care.

Since 2000, First Star has stood alongside youth in care, helping them not just survive, but thrive. Through our university-based Academies, First Star Scholars live on campus, develop life skills, and grow with the support of mentors who believe in them. We've seen our alumni graduate from high school and college at rates that far exceed their peers in care. And through emergency micro-grants, we’ve stepped in during moments when our scholars needed it most.

As we look ahead, your support fuels the expansion of our programs and services, ensuring more youth in care have access to opportunity, education, and lasting support.

Be the light that guides a First Star Scholar.
Give today – because thriving futures start with you.

With gratitude,

Lyndsey C. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer