We Are Their Future Newsletter // May 2017
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WE ARE THEIR FUTURE
An Arizona Citizens' Initiative to Help Over 17,000 AZ Foster Children
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Arizonans Are Helping
Change the Lives of Arizona's Foster Children!
And This is Only the Beginning!
Dear Friend,
What wonderful news I have to share! Because of the compassion and generosity of Arizona businesses and everyday Arizona citizens, progress is being made in finding foster and forever families, and helping to meet the practical needs of the over 17,000 vulnerable Arizona foster children living in Arizona's state foster care system.
We are just getting started, and we will not stop until EVERY foster child in Arizona has a loving, safe family and the practical support they need to insure a bright future. It is up to us - Arizona businesses and everyday people - not government - to step up and provide love and care for these precious children. At We Are Their Future, we believe that EVERY Arizonan can do SOMETHING to help - foster, adopt, volunteer, and donate. In just the past THIRTY DAYS since the citizen's initiative, We Are Their Future, launched...
Continue Reading...
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38 FAMILIES SAID YES...
WE WANT TO ADOPT
A FOSTER CHILD!
=> Prospective adoptive families were immediately connected with an adoption agency specializing in adopting DIRECTLY from Arizona's state foster system.
=> AT LEAST 38 FOSTER CHILDREN could have a loving, forever family and permanent home in the very near future!
=> Locating thirty-eight potential forever families is a direct result of Arizona businesses and citizens stepping up to help. Together, we are helping prevent what happened last year...
=> Over 500 children AGED OUT of Arizona's foster care system last year WITHOUT ever finding a family.
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10 FAMILIES INTERESTED
IN FOSTERING!
=> These willing families were immediately provided information about necessary requirements to become foster parents and connected with a foster agency for next steps.
Arizona LEADS the nation in the number of children per capita that reside in group homes.
Being in the foster care system is traumatic.
One in four foster children experience PTSD. Over HALF of the children have been in the system over a YEAR.
Being in a foster family with loving adults helps ease the fear and insecurity of children who have been neglected, abused, and then moved in to group homes with other traumatized children.
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There are Business Sponsorships Available!
 Not only will your business help change Arizona's most vulnerable children's lives, but your business will benefit from a robust public relations campaign that includes radio and television interview opportunities, branding on our marketing, inclusion in our e-mail marketing, and display opportunities at large events
This is a WIN-WIN!
Foster children WIN because we use your sponsorship to help find adoptive and foster families for the over 17,000 vulnerable children in foster care. Their futures are changed through your generosity!
Your business wins because you are giving back to the community, truly making a difference, and reaping the benefits of all of the public exposure that comes with the sponsorship.
Click HERE for more information about our sponsorship opportunities. 
HURRY, we have GREAT opportunities in June!
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We need financial contributions to help fund the outreach
to find foster and forever families and volunteers!
$25.00 helps us find one foster child a foster or forever family.
$50.00 helps us find two foster children foster or forever families.
Imagine what $100, $500, $1000 or more can do to help!
Your most generous gift is tax deductible, and for ever gift of $25.00 or m
ore, we will send a thank you gift of a t-shirt or tote.
Thank you for being a part of changing the future
for Arizona's most vulnerable children!
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What is We Are Their Future?
A citizen led initiative to help meet the needs of over 17,000 vulnerable children in Arizona's state foster care system. It was founded by Vickie Isaac, M.Ed., former Director of Communications at the Arizona Department of Child Safety, adjunct professor, and owner of Elevate Marketing. Mrs. Isaac launched the initiative as a result of witnessing first hand the numerous gaps in meeting the needs of foster children, and believing that families, not government, should be parenting children.
What Does We Are Their Future Do?
- We educate Arizonans about the urgent needs of Arizona foster children. We believe that when Arizona citizens find out how serious the need is, every Arizonan who CAN do something to help, WILL do something to help.
- We are building a coalition of concerned Arizonans who recognize that we have a responsibility to step up and together, help change the future of Arizona's most vulnerable children.
- We connect families who want to foster and adopt with appropriate foster and adoptive agencies. We supply volunteers to short staffed non-profits working with foster children.
- We help provide resources to organizations that meet practical needs of foster children and foster family needs.
FIND OUT MORE IN A SHORT VIDEO CLIP OF VICKIE ISAAC
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We will let you know about finding foster and forever families for Arizona foster children, about sending volunteers to help short staffed non-profits helping foster children, and about ways we are helping to meet the practical needs of Arizona foster children and their families. Sign up below - we will take good care of your personal privacy. We do not sell or share lists.
Thank you for caring!
Together, we can change children's futures!
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- We Are Their Future was able to treat over 500 foster children and families
 to a day at the Lucas Oil Spring Nationals Dragboat Races, including VIP seating and a wonderful lunch, due to the generous support of Lucas Oil (faces of children are blurred intentionally to protect privacy.)
- We Are Their Future and non-profits working with We Are Their Future have been able to exhibit at three major events, with a total estimated attendance of 25,000 people, to talk about the needs of Arizona's foster children and ways the public can get involved.
MEDIA UPDATES
- Tony Scarlata, international dragboat racing champion, has endorsed the We Are Their Future initiative, and shares about how to get involved in helping Arizona foster children during his local and national television, radio, and print
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- Local media is beginning to respond. A 20 minute interview with Founder and President Vickie Isaac aired this past Sunday morning on five Phoenix radio stations You can listen to that interview HERE. Other media outlets are expressing interest and meetings are taking place to discuss coverage of the initiative.
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ENDORSEMENTS OF WE ARE THEIR FUTURE
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Christine Arians, wife of Arizona Cardinals Bruce Arians shared, “With over 17,000 vulnerable Arizona children currently in the foster care system,  the need is tremendous - for children, families, and the agencies who serve them. The “We Are Their Future” initiative will educate and engage the public in helping to meet these tremendous needs, providing crucial support for the children and those who work tirelessly to help them. It is a key component in solving the problems that have ailed our foster care system for far too long.” Christine Arians, Co-Founder of the Arians Family Foundation, Voices for CASA Board Member, Governor's Office of Child Safety and Empowerment Council member, and wife of Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians.
Angie Penrose - Co-Founder/Director of Building Arizona Families, Arizona's largest  non-profit adoption agency said, "We began to work with We Are Their Future a little over a month ago to promote adoption of Arizona foster children. The results have been impressive. They have an incredible knowledge of marketing that meets the unique needs of a non-profit organization. We have been provided numerous opportunities to connect with potential adoptive families through events and leads provided to us. Each contact represents the possibility of finding an adoptive home for a child in need! We are thrilled, after 13 years of being in operation, to have finally found an organization to help us reach our goals of placing as many children as possible. Their commitment to our needs and the needs of the children is motivating and inspiring."
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A Word from Vickie Isaac, M.Ed, Founder and President of We Are Their Future
Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about We Are Their Future.  I hope that as a concerned Arizonan, you will want to find out more about meeting the needs of Arizona's most vulnerable children. As citizens respond through adoption, fostering, volunteering, or donating, we truly are changing vulnerable children's futures. I'm so honored to be serving with other everyday citizens to meet the critical needs of Arizona's foster children who deserve our very best! I hope you will consider joining us! If you would like more information, please e-mail me and I will personally get right back to you. You can also check out our website to find out more.
For the Children,
Vickie Isaac, M.Ed.
President/CEO
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