Over 4 Million children are being raised outside of their biological homes. More than 800,000 a year are removed from their homes due to abuse, violence or neglect and placed in formal foster care, a system that is under-funded and stretched beyond capacity. An additional 3M+ live outside of formal foster care living with relatives, mainly grandparents, neighbors or the friends of parents, often with little support. And according to the "Supplemental Poverty Measure" released in November, 2011, 46.6 million Americans, or 16% of the population live in poverty.

Outcomes for these children are among the worst of any child in the United States. Without permanent, supportive families:

·    46% drop out of high school or fail to get GED by 19

·    50% will become homeless

·    50% will be unemployed

·    25% will be incarcerated

·    < 3% will earn their bachelor’s degree

iFoster provides life changing resources for at-risk children and youth to put them on the path to becoming independent successful adults.

iFoster targets the major barriers facing these children and creates solutions at scale:
·    High cost of living
·    Digital divide (lack of access to computers)
·   Unhealthy lifestyles and habits
·    Dropping out of high school
·    Unemployment and under-employment

By leveraging technology and aggregating a community of millions of voices and billions of dollars in purchasing power, iFoster attracts new external resources and supports from national and local corporations, philanthropy and non-profits. iFoster empowers these children and youth and their families to change their own lives, forever.