2026 Organizations
Facing Foster Care in Alaska
Anchorage, AK • EIN: 74-3099527
Our mission is to improve the foster care system through sharing our experiences, supporting and educating youth and social serv
About
Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the foster care system, developing leadership skills among current and former foster youth, and creating a network of peer support that is a lifeline for many foster youth and alumni. FFCA provides foster youth and alumni opportunities to share lived experience about life in foster care to raise community awareness, educate child welfare staff, and government officials, and educate foster youth throughout Alaska about their rights, resources, and opportunities to share their voice to promote change.
How Pick.Click.Give. makes a difference
FFCA focuses on youth-led advocacy, training, and peer support.Youth Retreats: We host four annual leadership retreats, open to foster youth and alumni ages 15-24
Speakers Bureau: FFCA members share lived experience for youth, child welfare staff, caregivers, and legal parties.
Laptops: We match laptops with foster youth throughout Alaska.
Basic Needs: We provide foster youth and alumni with direct funding support for housing, food transportation, education, and medical care and basic needs.
Pick.Click.Give supports our efforts to empower youth to speak up about life in foster care, and connect with their peers through shared experiences and develop important skills critical to the transition to adulthood.
Contact
(907) 786-6776Physical Address
Anchorage, AK 99509Mailing Address
PO Box 92644Anchorage, AK 99509
Cause Types
Health Aid & Services to Individuals with Mental Illness
Humanitarian Aid & Services to the Low Income
Youth & Education Youth Development
Giving History
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,425.00 |
| 2023 | $10,978.50 |
| 2022 | $10,400.00 |
| 2021 | $9,789.00 |
| 2020 | $7,067.00 |
| 2019 | $7,950.00 |
| 2018 | $7,775.00 |
| 2017 | $4,850.00 |
| 2015 | $9,425.00 |
| 2014 | $7,450.00 |
| 2013 | $5,050.00 |
| $90,159.50 |