AFPI Celebrates Win for Fostering the Future
Washington, D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) celebrates the signing of executive order “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families,” signed into law by President Trump and also signed by the First Lady, Melania Trump.
AFPI has long championed policy reforms to the U.S. foster care system to promote community involvement and a focus on faith. Protecting our children and ensuring their smooth transition into adulthood is critical to the America First movement and maintaining a free society.
Jack Brewer, Chair of AFPI's Fatherhood Coalition, shared his thoughts on the order:
“Today I was honored to join President Trump and the First Lady in their commitment to strengthening foster care and supporting children as they transition to adulthood. Our kids in foster care are vulnerable and they deserve stable families, safe homes, and real pathways to independence. The government’s role is to empower families and caregivers—not replace them—by investing in quality placements, mental health and educational support, workforce training, and housing solutions that carry youth beyond age 18. Thank you, President Trump and First Lady Melania, for prioritizing the safety, stability, and long‑term well‑being of children in foster care, and for championing family‑centered policies that help them thrive as they age out and build brighter futures.”
Brandon Logan, Senior Fellow for American Values at AFPI, added:
"Each year, about 20,000 young Americans age out of foster care without a lasting home. One in five will face homelessness within a year. A quarter of young men will be incarcerated, and more than a third of young women will experience pregnancy by age 21. Fewer than five percent will earn a college degree. Every one of these outcomes is a reminder that no child should age out of hope—because adoption, family, and community can offer the belonging that bureaucracy never can.”
AFPI believes that every child deserves family, belonging, and community.