National Foster Care Month is an initiative of the Children's Bureau. Each May, we take time to raise awareness of issues related to foster care and acknowledge the parents, family members, foster parents, child welfare and related professionals, mentors, policymakers, and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care find permanent homes and connections.

From the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, an organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. Each May, we celebrate National Foster Care Month, a time to bring awareness to the more than 391,000 children and youth in foster care. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness about the overrepresentation of LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare – 30% of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ+.

Facts and statistics about foster care in California and the US. Children's Law Center of California represents children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned that come under the protection of the Los Angeles, Sacramento, or Placer County Juvenile Dependency Court systems.

A commentary from CalMatters.org. CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.

The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducts and communicates independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. LPI seeks to advance evidence-based policies at the local, state, and federal levels that support empowering and equitable learning for each and every child.

From the Whitehouse.gov official site, proclamation for National Foster Care Month.