Our Mission
Our goal is to help create more safe, consistent housing for children in foster care by passing legislation to increase funding for housing, medical, and mental health care initiatives. Without a safe, stable home kids can’t receive this critical care or an education. Even worse, due to the lack of housing kids are moved every few days, sleeping in cars, offices, hotel rooms, former jails,and rent-a-beds. They get lost in the system…sadly leaving them susceptible to sex traffickers.
Shocking Statistic
"Due to a critical shortage of Foster Housing..... 20,000 kids will go missing from foster care this year! 60% of all U.S. children trafficked in the sex industry come from the Foster Care System."
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WHAT WE ARE DOING!
With Your Help We Can: provide safe homes for hundreds of thousands of foster children dramatically reduce the number of children trafficked in America!
See Us Now (SUN), a student-driven initiative, is on a mission to raise awareness about the child welfare system nationwide, particularly focusing on re-imagining the foster care system.
For the past two years, our advocacy efforts have centered around promoting safer housing for foster children. Now, we are expanding our reach by mobilizing our community. Through our #TeamProtectors challenge, we aim to leverage social media platforms and collaborate with artists, community leaders, and businesses to drive positive change.
Fueled by youth aged 12-17, SUN is committed to transforming the child welfare landscape by advocating for secure housing options for youth in the foster care system. Our recent engagements with Senators and Congressmen in Washington, D.C. underscore how we have taken an active advocacy role on the national stage in support of critical bipartisan legislation.
1. Advocacy
- See Us Now actively advocates for policies and practices that support foster youth
- Advocates for improvements in foster care placement, education, mental health services, and transitioning to independence.
- Supports the “Ensuring Medicaid Continuity For Children in Foster Care Act of 2023” or HR4056/SUPPORT ACT S.3393
- S. 3393 will provide funding for mental and medical care for foster children
- Supports the HR3852 or CARE For Children Act, which seeks to ensure the health and safety of children, as well as expanding housing options
- Supports the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act HR 2426 which makes states accountable for locating missing foster children
2. Empowerment Campaigns:
- See Us Now launches empowerment campaigns to uplift foster youth voices and promote positive narratives about their experiences
- These campaigns aim to reduce stigma and encourage greater understanding and support for foster youth
3. Research and Policy Analysis:
- See Us Now conducts research and analysis to inform policy recommendations aimed at improving outcomes within the foster care system
- See Us Now young activists have traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Senators and Congressmen to advocate for foster kids across America, and to discuss important non-partisan legislation, on multiple occasions

Federal Bills We Support
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023
HR4056 / SUPPORT ACT S. 3393 – This bill will provide more funding for mentail care for foster children
CARE For Children Act
HR3852 – This bill seeks to ensure the health and safety of children, as well as expanding housing options
Find and Protect Foster Youth Act
HR 2426 – This bill makes states accountable for locating missing foster children
How You Can Help
- Donate: Your financial contributions enable us to fund our programs and reach more individuals in need of support.
- Volunteer: Join us as a volunteer and lend your time, skills, and passion to our cause.
- Spread the Word: Follow us on social media, attend our events, and share our mission with your network.
- Corporate Partnerships: Partner with us on a corporate sponsorship or employee engagement initiative to make a meaningful impact.
- Join TeamProtectors: Be a part of our National Blue Out and Social Media Challenge
Meeting with Congressman Bilirakis. We have met with around 50 Senators and Congressman about Foster Kids’ crisis.
Sign Petition
Use the yellow button above to find your representative’s contact information. We have provided a sample email you can send with important information. Feel free to put it in your own words:
To My Representative/Senator:
Please end the foster housing crisis by passing legislation to help create more safe, stable housing for children in foster care. These children deserve to know where they will sleep tonight….not be passed around sleeping in cars, offices, rent-a-beds and hotel rooms. This upheaval puts them at high-risk for trafficking in the sex industry as well as doesn’t allow them to get an education, medical or mental care and have no secure relationships. In fact, 20,000 foster children will go missing this year and more than 60% of all trafficked children in America come from foster care. By providing safe, stable housing we can dramatically reduce the number of kids trafficked in the U-S as well as give these kids a chance to reach their full potential instead of feeling worthless and discardable. With your help they can finally have security, the ability to get an education, and create healthy relationships. This also saves our country money. If we contribute to their betterment of life now, we won’t have to fund incarceration, welfare, unemployment, and drug rehabilitation for hundreds of thousands in the future. Please vote yes to the S3393 Support Act, Care for children Act HR3852, and the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act HR2426.