The Friends of Foster Care was started in 2016 by Audra Bullock and Richard Litton, two foster parents who saw firsthand how few community resources existed for the children in their care. What began as a foster family recruitment effort in Norfolk grew quickly into something much larger: a full network of programs designed to address the academic, emotional, and social needs of foster youth across Virginia.

Over the years, strong community partnerships helped expand the organization from Norfolk across Hampton Roads and, in 2022, into Richmond. Today, TFFC serves over 6,000 foster and at-risk youth over the past decade, funded entirely by private donations and grants.

We work alongside local social services, businesses, and nonprofits because we know that no single organization can do this alone. It truly does take a village, and we have spent nearly a decade building one.