No child should lose their family because of poverty
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Over 50% of children in foster care could be home if their families had support to address a crisis of poverty—housing, healthcare, childcare, and food
Hear from families directly in our short documentary—grab a tissue and click below…
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Addressing the Basic and Self-Defined Needs of Families
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Building Meaningful Relationships with Communities and Families
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Prioritizing Relationships
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Helping Families to Create a Legacy Beyond Poverty
At Together with Families, we believe relational health is physical health.
A child’s well-being depends on the strength and safety of their connections. Taking a public health lens, we focus on preventing harm before it happens, protecting the relationships that matter most. Our two- and three-generation approach supports the whole family, building stability now and helping create intergenerational change for the future.
Emergency Support to Prevent Foster Care
Every year, children are taken from their families not because of abuse—but because of poverty. At Together with Families, we change that. Through our Family Support and KinCare programs, we respond quickly to help parents and relatives stabilize their situation, meet urgent needs, and keep children safely at home. Families are matched with Peer Navigators—parents and caregivers who have been there too—because no one should face crisis alone.
100% of children supported by Together with Families have stayed with family and out of foster care.
GROW Together Community
Relational spaces where families grow, heal, and belong and know they are not alone. We believe connection is the antidote to crisis. That’s why our GROW Together programs create spaces where families with shared lived experiences come together to support, celebrate, and strengthen one another.
Family Cafés – Warm, peer-led gatherings over food and conversation where families share wisdom and build trust.
Circles – Peer-led support groups for healing, leadership, and belonging.
Events – Joyful, peer-led celebrations of culture, connection, and family strength.
GROW Leaders Apprenticeship
Training Leaders with Lived Experience
At Together with Families, leadership doesn’t come from outside experts—it comes from the families themselves. Seventy percent of our team share lived experiences with the families we serve, and more than half of our staff are paid youth and parents.
We equip parents, relatives, and youth who have been through our programs to step into leadership—supporting others and driving change. Through paid roles and hands-on training, graduates build skills, confidence, and experience to lead in their communities and beyond.
