Rutledge Youth Foundation

The goal of Foster Care is reunification. Foster Parents can and should support the reunification goal. While not always easy to do, positive interactions between Birth Parents and Foster Parents create a sense of safety, security, and support for youth in care while in the foster home and when they return home.

LGBTGIA+ youth deserve families who celebrate who they are. Could that be you? Are you interested in becoming a Foster Parent? Contact us at (217)525-7757 or scan the QR code to provide your phone number or email address and one of our licensing team members will reach out to you!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who supported our annual Spring Into Cash Fundraiser. Congratulations to all of the 2026 winners! This year, 559 tickets were sold!! This will allow many children to attend speciality camps, extracurricular activities, as well as things like a day out at Knights Action Park, a Cardinals Baseball Game, and several other agency sponsored events. 💙

⭐️HELP NEEDED!⭐️

Rutledge Youth Foundation has made an Amazon Wishlist for a recently reunified family. The family is in need of some baby items for a 18 month old.

How You Can Help:
Shop the Amazon Wishlist to donate.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QSPQ7FD8PRBG?ref_=wl_share

Or

Donate gently used 18 Month boy clothes to our office.

Or

Make a dedicated donation via Venmo. Our Venmo is Rutledge_Youth_Foundation.

The office will be closed May 25th, 2026 for Memorial Day.

Rutledge Youth Foundation is attending the Old Capitol Farmers Market presented by HSHS St. John's (Downtown Springfield, Inc.) today, May 23rd, 2026, until 12:30pm! Stop by to get information about becoming a Foster Parent!

Today, we are celebrating an adoption that occurred yesterday for a this young boy after 1682 days in care. 💙