You Gotta Believe (YGB) is a New York City-based, national organization specializing in finding permanent families for young adults, teens, and pre-teens in foster care. YGB focuses exclusively on preventing youth from aging out of foster care without family; thus reducing the risk of homelessness, incarceration, and poverty due to a lack of stable connections. Founded in 1995, YGB achieves this mission by collaborating with foster care organizations to recruit, match, and provide indefinite, comprehensive support to adoptive foster parents and youth.
Why Join Our Talent Community?
Even if you don’t see a current opening that matches your background, we would love to connect with individuals who share our passion for youth permanency and family engagement. By applying to this general posting, you’ll join our talent community and be considered for future roles as they become available.
What We Look For
We welcome individuals who are:
- Passionate about ensuring every young person has a permanent family.
- Experienced in child welfare, social work, advocacy, education, or related fields.
- Candidates with lived experience in foster care, adoption, or child welfare systems—your perspective is invaluable in building trust and inspiring the youth we serve.
- Compassionate, flexible, and collaborative team players who believe in the power of family.
How It Works
Submit your resume and a short note sharing your interests and skills. Our team will review your application and reach out as roles open that may align with your background.
Join Us
If you are inspired by our mission and want to make a lasting difference in the lives of youth impacted by the child welfare system, we invite you to apply today. Together, we can ensure that every young person has the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family.
Skills Required
- Passion for ensuring every young person has a permanent family
- Experience in child welfare, social work, advocacy, education, or a related field
- Lived experience in foster care, adoption, or child welfare systems
- Compassionate, flexible, and collaborative approach
- Submit a resume and short note describing interests and skills
What We Do
You Gotta Believe (YGB) is a New York City-based, national nonprofit founded in 1995 that specializes in finding permanent families for young adults, teens, and pre-teens in foster care. It focuses exclusively on preventing youth from aging out of foster care without a family, reducing risks of homelessness, incarceration, and poverty by recruiting, matching, and supporting adoptive foster parents and youth with indefinite, comprehensive support.
