About Us

Learn more about who we are, what we aim to accomplish, and the wonderful people that make up our team.

Vision

Young people ages 18-28 who age out of foster care will be meaningfully connected to a broad network of organizations, supportive adults, and peers who will increase access to resources and opportunities that promote holistic well-being.

To accomplish this vision, we prioritize:

Engage, prepare, and support young people with lived experience to meaningfully join our work, including engaging in local and national systems change efforts through ongoing and ad hoc opportunities for leadership.
Cultivate relationships with community stakeholders to raise awareness and increase access to resources and opportunities for young people from foster care.
Develop and provide learning opportunities for professional and emerging leaders so they are equipped to engage in system improvement.

Values

Cetera is a values driven organization. The following values drive our strategies and decision making:

Young people from foster care are the experts of their own experiences, needs, and goals. Incorporating their voices, ideas, and solutions is imperative for high quality and effective practices, programs, and policies.
Young people-adult partnerships are required for successful long-term outcomes for young people leaving foster care. Young people will be meaningfully included and fairly compensated for their contributions to our work.
Knowledge can come from many sources. We equally value evidence-based work, data and research, and the lived experiences of young people and youth-serving professionals.
Community collaboration is required for sustainable strategies that promote well-being for young people leaving foster care. We will not seek to duplicate services or compete with other youth-serving organizations, and instead will strive to contribute mutually beneficial activities in all partnerships.