2025 IMPACT REPORT
In our first year, we built a national movement. Here's what that looks like:
From our first fundraising drive to our first national symposium — read how the National Network for Fostering Sibling Connections spent 2025 and what comes next.
2025 IMPACT REPORT
One year. A national movement.
What we built together in our first full year — in numbers, in stories, and in the faces of the community that made it possible.
professionals trained — attorneys, judges, social workers, caregivers, and CASA volunteers
500+
raised in just 20 days in our very first fundraising drive
$20K
50
state legal research initiative launched — the first of its kind focused on foster sibling rights
"The National Network for Fostering Sibling Connections plays an essential role in ensuring that child welfare systems prioritize sibling bonds and actively protect the emotional well-being of the youth they serve."
$40K
total funding secured in year one
— Jordan Sosa, HopSkipDrive
volunteers recruited nationwide, including lived experience leaders and pro bono attorneys
200+
in the nation Sibling Connections Healing Circles — free, virtual, peer-led spaces for adults impacted by sibling separation
1st
YEAR ONE HIGHLIGHTS
What we built in 2025
Legal Research & Advocacy
Drafted 50-state legal summaries and two national sample motions in partnership with the American Bar Association and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
National Symposium
Convened the first in-person National Sibling Connections Symposium in Sacramento — the first gathering of its kind focused exclusively on foster sibling advocacy.
Op-Eds & Media
Published multiple op-eds amplifying lived experience voices and were featured on the national podcast InnerViews, Season 2 Episode 5.
National Trainings
Trained 500+ professionals including dependency attorneys, judges, social workers, caregivers, and CASA volunteers at state and national conferences.
Sibling Healing Circles
Launched the nation's first Sibling Connections Healing Peer Support Circles — free, virtual, peer-led spaces for adults impacted by sibling separation.
Research & Data
Launched a national survey with Loyola University Chicago School of Law and partnered with Foster Insights at the University of Chicago.
ORGANIZATIONS & PEOPLE THAT BELIEVED IN OUR WORK FROM THE START
Chicago Beyond
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
University of Chicago
American Bar Association
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
HopSkipDrive