OUR IMPACT
INDEPENDENT LIVING
The journey to adulthood
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Selfless Love Foundation aims to help youth successfully transition from foster care to adulthood. We provide supportive housing, leadership training, and opportunities for youth to build lasting connections.
Young adults can successfully transition out of foster care if given the opportunity
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LEADERSHIP
ENGAGEMENT
Supportive Housing
Selfless Love Foundation takes a hybrid approach to housing, partnering with providers in Florida and Texas to support youth who have aged out of foster care. Our life skills and career readiness training, along with cultural awareness and community-building events, promote personal and professional development, preparing youth for independence.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Selfless Love also provides campus improvements, welcome baskets, home furnishings, and daily essentials to help youth feel at home.
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Life & Leadership Training
Selfless Love Foundation helps youth build life and leadership skills by offering and facilitating training from the nationally recognized Foster Club curriculum. The curriculum, which supports positive youth development, is used statewide in our virtual and in-person trainings to guide youth on topics including the importance of youth-adult partnerships, stress management, and effective communication.
Each year, SLF provides young adults with the opportunity to participate in the renowned Dale Carnegie life and leadership training, Foundations for Success. Young adults who complete Dale Carnegie are eligible to apply for Selfless Love Academy.
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SELFLESS LOVE ACADEMY
Selfless Love Academy (SL Academy) is the capstone of Selfless Love Foundation’s independent living initiative. It is an intensive life and leadership training program for young adults who have experienced foster care.
As a prerequisite to applying, youth must complete the Dale Carnegie Foundation for Success course. During the nearly year-long program, students commit to more than 150 hours of leadership training, including financial literacy, public speaking, business etiquette, and one-on-one executive coaching.
The program culminates in a graduation celebration, where each youth delivers a speech reflecting on their journey. Scholars are evaluated on their commitment to the program and the strength of their presentation. All graduates receive monetary awards, and one outstanding individual is selected as the Top Scholar — the program’s highest honor.
Town Hall Meetings
Our quarterly statewide Town Hall meetings allow youth from across Florida to gather as a community to discuss topics and celebrate accomplishments. These meetings can be celebrations of youth voice, graduation celebrations, motivational speakers and other topics that youth and young adults identify as important to them.
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