Families Rising

When Chase* was adopted, he heard everyone around him call his parents "heroes," but all he felt was insurmountable grief at losing his first family.

When Yolanda* made the decision to become a foster parent, she didn't know how lonely the journey would get, or that her family just wouldn't understand.

And when Silvia* became a social worker, she never thought she'd have kids sleeping on her office floor because they had nowhere else to go that night.

When you donate to Families Rising, you're helping real people with stories like these.

Consider what you might give to families in need today, and together we can build a better world for children everywhere.

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*Names have been changed to protect privacy.

❗ ADVOCACY ALERT ❗ Tell your Senators to become co-sponsors of the Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act!

Introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Catherine Cortez Masto on May 26, the Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act (S. 4638) would:

1) expand Tribal access to federal human services funding by $94 million

2) ensure grant amounts better reflect the true costs of administration and community needs

3) strengthen collaboration among states and Tribes when Native children are placed in out-of-home care in state child welfare systems

4) support Tribes in effectively meeting program and administrative requirements that align with operational conditions in Tribal communities

Take action TODAY to support this legislation by telling your Senators to co-sponsor the bill: https://www.nicwa.org/take-action/ #/