GET INVOLVED
In addition to making a donation, here are some of the ways you can connect and support foster youth in our community today!
At Pivotal, we see incredible potential in the foster youth we work with every day. We know how important it is to provide support and encouragement along every step of their academic and professional journey. This month let’s show these young people that they have a community rallying behind them, and that they are not alone.
This National Foster Care Month, make a gift to Pivotal and support our scholars as they achieve their dreams.
PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS
Our theme for this month is “Pivotal Connections." On April 29, we kicked off National Foster Care Month with Pivotal Connect – an incredible evening of hope and inspiration. See some of the photos here. We also unveiled Pivotal’s Cover to Cover collection – a companion to the Foster Youth Museum’s Lost Childhoods Exhibit. The exhibit showcased art created by local artist Jorge “J. Duh” Camacho inspired by four Pivotal scholars.
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A MESSAGE FROM SENATOR DAVE CORTESE
Hear from friend of Pivotal, Senator Dave Cortese, as he discusses his commitment to making lives better for young people in and from foster care in our community and why Pivotal’s work is so important to him.
VIRTUAL BACKGROUND
Help us spread awareness and look good doing it. Use our National Foster Care Month background for your next virtual meeting!
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VISIT THE LOST CHILDHOODS EXHIBIT AND COVER TO COVER COLLECTION
Pivotal partnered with the Foster Youth Museum to bring the Lost Childhoods exhibit to Santa Clara University. This unique art exhibit is centered around the foster youth experience and also features Pivotal's companion Cover to Cover collection, including art inspired by four Pivotal scholars and their stories
Available until May 12, 2023 - don't miss it!
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TUNE IN FOR AN EPEC CONVERSATION
Tune in on May 22 for a live stream of Delrisha White’s podcast EPEC (Everyday People, Extraordinary Circumstances), hosted in partnership with Harmonic. Delrisha is a former foster youth and will be talking to Pivotal board member and alumna, Lupe Diaz about her extraordinary story. If you'd like to attend the live taping of the podcast, send us a message at info@pivotalnow.org!
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HOST AN INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW
In a 45-minute conversation with one of our scholars, you can reflect on your own professional journey and give some advice to a young person with an interest in your career field. Informational interviews are incredibly meaningful to foster youth, many of whom don’t have personal connections to people in the jobs they hope to pursue.
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EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Read, Watch & Listen – check out the resources we’ve compiled to help you learn more about foster youth and the foster care system. Learn and share with your friends, family and colleagues.
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HOST A DREAMBIG EVENT
You host a party, either in-person or virtually. Invite your friends and rather than bringing wine or flowers, ask guests to donate to Pivotal in support of foster youth. From cocktails at a Happy Hour to a gourmet chef-prepared dinner, the sky’s the limit in what your party can be.
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HOST A SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Connect us to businesses interested in providing internships for our Pivotal scholars this summer. An internship can be life-changing for our scholars, providing them the skills and experience that will help them achieve their professional goals.