Empowering Foster Youth. Inspiring Change.
Friends of Ohana is breaking historical cycles for foster youth through hope, healing, and community.
By no fault of their own, foster youth are forced into a system that forever changes their life trajectory. Friends of Ohana steps in to guide their way, providing education and support to empower and inspire foster youth to change their future.
10,000+
youth are in the Arizona foster care system
800+
of those youth will age out of foster care this year
50%
of the nation's homeless population spent time in foster care
1 in 4
aged-out foster kids will become instantly homeless
70%
of aged-out youth will become reliant on government assistance
Only 50%
of aged-out foster youth will be employed at age 24
7 in 10
girls who age out of foster care will become pregnant by age 21
30%
of aged-out foster youth will be arrested
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By no fault of their own, foster youth are forced into a system that forever changes their life trajectory. When supporting Friends of Ohana, you are supporting programs that empower and inspire Arizona foster youth to shape their own future.
