76% of foster removals happen because a family couldn't meet basic needs.

A child loses their home, not because of danger...

But because of an empty pantry, a missing bed, a car seat that was never there. The system steps in. Families fall apart. And no one deserves that.

76% of foster removals happen because a family couldn't meet

basic needs.

A child loses their home, not because

of danger...

But because of an empty pantry, a missing bed, a car seat that was never there. The system steps in. Families fall apart. And no one deserves that.

What Happens When No One Steps In?

The Emotional Cost is Real

Children cycle deeper into the system. Foster parents say no to placement calls because there's no bed. Families working toward reunification fall short over something as simple as a mattress. And young adults age out with nothing — no safety net, no village, no soft place to land.

For the child removed from home. For the foster parent who wanted to say yes but couldn't. For the biological mom fighting her way back, who just needed someone to believe in her. The need is urgent. The moment to act is now.

• 35,000 children in LA County are in foster care
• Poverty, not danger, separates most families
• Most needs can be met with one act of generosity

What Happens When No One Steps In?

The Emotional Cost is Real

Children cycle deeper into the system. Foster parents say no to placement calls because there's no bed. Families working toward reunification fall short over something as simple as a mattress. And young adults age out with nothing — no safety net, no village, no soft place to land.

For the child removed from home. For the foster parent who wanted to say yes but couldn't. For the biological mom fighting her way back, who just needed someone to believe in her. The need is urgent. The moment to act is now.


• 35,000 children in
LA County are in foster care
• Poverty, not danger,
separates most families
• Most needs can be met with
one act of generosity

Every child deserves safety. Every family deserves a village. Every gift from you can provide both.

RISE Foundation was built for this exact moment - to walk alongside children, foster families, and social workers to meet real nees with real resources, right now.

Every child deserves safety. Every family deserves a village. Every gift from you can provide both.

RISE Foundation was built for this exact moment - to walk alongside children, foster families, and social workers to meet real nees with real resources, right now.

RISE Foundation meets the gap between crisis and community. We don't just fill supply requests.

We don't just fill supply requests. We respond to real people in real moments — a teen studying for his GED, a great-aunt nervous about fostering a newborn, a mom working her way home to her kids. We supply what's needed. We show up for what's human.

Partners

15+

DCFS & Community Organizations

Gifts Fulfilled

0

in 2025 Alone

Since

2021

and Growing Every Year

RISE Foundation meets the gap between crisis and community. We don't just fill supply requests.

We don't just fill supply requests. We respond to real people in real moments — a teen studying for his GED, a great-aunt nervous about fostering a newborn, a mom working her way home to her kids. We supply what's needed. We show up for what's human.

Partners

15+

DCFS & Community Organizations

Gifts Fulfilled

0

in 2025 Alone

Since

2021

and Growing Every Year

WE WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN FOSTER FAMILIES

Partnership ensures support reaches families quickly and effectively.

Every Need Is Personal.

Every Response Is Too.

These aren't statistics. These are real moments where a single gift changed a child's story.

A Safe Place to Rest

A Great-Aunt Who Said Yes

The desk that opened a future

A teen studying for his GED got a desk, and the message that his education matters.

Apprehensive about fostering a newborn, she received a crib, car seat, diapers, clothing, and toiletries, and said yes.

A Bed That Opened A Door

New foster parents received beds so they could say yes to the next placement call.

Coming Home Before Halloween

A mom reuniting with her children received pumpkins, and a moment of joy to welcome them back.

A Cheer Uniform That Said: You Belong

A foster child received a cheer uniform — and the dignity of full inclusion on the team.

A Day To Just Be A Kid

Four foster youth went to a local water park. No agenda. Just a summer day that felt like childhood should.

Every Need Is Personal.

Every Response
Is Too.

These aren't statistics. These are real moments where a single gift changed a child's story.

A Safe Place to Rest

The desk that opened a future

A teen studying for his GED got a desk, and the message that his education matters.

A Great-Aunt Who Said Yes

Apprehensive about fostering a newborn, she received a crib, car seat, diapers, clothing, and toiletries — and said yes.

A Bed That Opened A Door

New foster parents received beds so they could say yes to the next placement call.

Coming Home Before Halloween

A mom reuniting with her children received pumpkins, and a moment of joy to welcome them back.

A Cheer Uniform That Said: You Belong

A foster child received a cheer uniform — and the dignity of full inclusion on the team.

A Day To Just Be A Kid

Four foster youth went to a local water park. No agenda. Just a summer day that felt like childhood should.

TESTIMONIALS

What others are saying

"RISE has been with me from the very start of my social work career..."

RISE has come through so many times for moms, kids, families, social workers… They are dedicated to serving our community with the love of God in ways that make a true difference.

Esmeralda Melo

Social Worker

"RISE has been a major blessing to work with."

As a community support agency,
Family Stress Support interacts with a lot of different community organizations, and I have consistently found RISE to be quick to respond.

Alexandra Gilbertson

Case Manger for Family Stress Support at Valencia Hills Church

"The RISE ladies have changed lives..."

We have called on the foundation multiple times over the span of 18 months to support our teen population. They have put smiles on some of the hardest kids- kids from the street, coming off drugs, sex trafficked, abused, and suffering from mental health disorders.

Silvart Chilingarian

Children’s Social Worker

TESTIMONIALS

What others are saying

"RISE has been with me from the very start of my social work career..."

RISE has come through so many times for moms, kids, families, social workers… They are dedicated to serving our community with the love of God in ways that make a true difference.

Esmeralda Melo

Social Worker

"RISE has been a major blessing

to work with."

As a community support agency,
Family Stress Support interacts with a lot of different community organizations, and I have consistently found RISE to be quick to respond.

Alexandra Gilbertson

Case Manger for Family Stress Support at Valencia Hills Church

"The RISE ladies have changed lives..."

We have called on the foundation multiple times over the span of 18 months to support our teen population. They have put smiles on some of the hardest kids- kids from the street, coming off drugs, sex trafficked, abused, and suffering from mental health disorders.

Silvart Chilingarian

Children’s Social Worker

YOUR NEXT STEP

If you believe every child deserves a village, joining
RISE is the right next step.

Your gift, whether it's a bed, a bicycle, or a birthday, tells a child:
you are seen, you are valued, and you are not alone.

YOUR NEXT STEP

If you believe every
child deserves
a village, joining
RISE is the right next step.

Your gift, whether it's a bed, a bicycle,

or a birthday, tells a child:
you are seen, you are valued, and

you are not alone.

Imagine a Santa Clarita Valley where no family falls apart over a missing bed.

Where foster parents feel ready. Where biological parents get a real shot at coming home. Where children know what it feels like to just be kids — safe, loved, and surrounded by a community that showed up for them. That's the village we're building. You're invited in.

Imagine a Santa Clarita Valley where no family falls apart over a missing bed.

Where foster parents feel ready. Where biological parents get a real shot at coming home. Where children know what it feels like to just be kids, safe, loved, and surrounded by a community that showed up for them. That's the village we're building. You're invited in.

RISE Foundation

28077 Smyth Drive

Valencia CA 91355

@rise_foundation_scv

RISE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that directly supports the needs of children and foster parents.

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