INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana-based nonprofit Foster Success is launching its annual FriendsGiving awareness and fundraising campaign. The campaign has a goal of raising $180,000 by the end of 2026 to support Indiana teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care. The campaign starts with $30,026 already raised from attendees at the Annual Taste of Thanks event held Wednesday, November 4, in Carmel.
The annual FriendsGiving campaign supports all Foster Success programs, such as the Basic Needs program, to ensure every young person has the tools and resources they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
Indiana teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care need assistance with basics like housing, utilities, transportation, childcare, and healthcare connections that families often help with. Foster Success provides financial support and one-on-one guidance to help them build a future that leads them toward a safe, secure home and enables them to earn a living for themselves.
“Many of us take for granted the support we have from our families to navigate the world, but that is not always the case with a teen or young adult transitioning out of foster care,” said Foster Success Chief Development and Communications Officer Travis Tester. “The FriendsGiving campaign will ensure that our young people continue to have the support of Foster Success that also includes assisting them with emergency housing or utility support, a financial literacy course, or helping them find a job. They should never face these challenges alone.”
Foster Success supports young people by providing assistance in key areas including Educational Success, Financial Empowerment, Health and Well-Being, Workforce Readiness, and Youth Engagement. In 2025 alone, 452 young people received help through the Health and Well-Being and Basic Needs programs, allowing them to focus on education, employment, and long-term goals instead of daily survival.
For more information about Foster Success, visit www.fostersuccess.org.
