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TRAVEL RICHLY PAYS IT FORWARD

Over 402,000 children LIVE in the foster care system in the United States.

Fos­ter care is meant to pro­vide safe, tem­po­rary liv­ing arrange­ments and sup­port ser­vices for chil­dren who have been removed from their fam­i­lies due to mal­treat­ment, lack of safe­ty or inad­e­quate care.

More than 20,000 youth are pushed out of the fos­ter care system every year. These youth have turned 18 and are now on the street with­out reunit­ing with their par­ents or hav­ing anoth­er per­ma­nent fam­i­ly home.

The tran­si­tion to adult­hood is a sig­nif­i­cant and chal­leng­ing devel­op­men­tal phase of life for all young peo­ple, but youth aging out of fos­ter care on their own must face this with­out the sup­port of a sta­ble, lov­ing fam­i­ly.

Many also lose access to ser­vices and sup­ports offered through the fos­ter care sys­tem. Not sur­pris­ing­ly, these youth and young adults are more like­ly to expe­ri­ence health issues, hous­ing prob­lems and home­less­ness, employ­ment and aca­d­e­m­ic dif­fi­cul­ties, ear­ly par­ent­hood, incar­cer­a­tion and oth­er poten­tial­ly life­long adver­si­ties.

Youth of col­or and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ are even more like­ly to expe­ri­ence these chal­lenges and often become victims of sexual trafficking.

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Travel Richly is committed to inspiring youth who experienced foster care.

Travel Richly believes that travel is one of the ways to inspire confidence in youth. As a former foster parent, advocate, and now adoptive parent of a youth formerly in foster care, our co-founder and CEO is passionate about making it possible for these youth to travel for FREE on their first international trip. In fact, Travel Richly was founded on the premise that it would support this mission.

November 29, 2017

Steven Arauz and his son, Quinton, in court in Florida on Quinton's adoption day in 2016.

10% of all profits are donated to inspire youth through their first trip! 99% of all youth in foster care have never traveled outside their own city or state.

These youth will be able to travel to destinations we offer...wait, that's anywhere in the world!

We partner up with non profit organizations that already aim to change the statistics. We know that travel inspires humans to connect, build community, and celebrate each other. That's why we not only offer travel to you, but also to those who can't get there on their own.

Travel Richly is looking to collaborate with airlines, hotels, and other companies that desire to inspire youth who've experienced foster care. If you'd like to know how to collaborate with us, please send us an email to go@travelrichly.com

About TRAVEL RICHLY

Travel Richly makes it possible for influencers to host experiences around the world with their communities. Connect and celebrate your community as you travel.

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