Fostering Wishes

“Cherish a foster child, heal a heart.”


Our Mission

Our goal is to help the youth in foster care experience joy, dignity, belonging, and opportunity.
Fostering Wishes is a volunteer-powered nonprofit serving foster youth and strengthening families across Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
We aim to support these children through some of their toughest times, and to ensure they can have the future they want.

Our Impact

8,000+

foster youth supported since 2017

$1+ million

in goods, services, and direct support

1,300+

children supported in recent Holiday Gift Drive

300+

duffel bags distributed since 2025

Who We Are

Discover why we are passionately committed to supporting and empowering local foster children.

What We Do

Learn more about our programs that help to enhance the quality of life of hundreds of foster children.

The Foster Children

See the challenges faced by foster children and how Fostering Wishes provides essential support.