WE THRIVE WHEN WE MATTER
What we do
Silver Lining Mentoring empowers youth in foster care to thrive through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills. We are one of only a few mentoring organizations in the country exclusively focused on youth impacted by foster care.
SLM matches last an average of 4 years, more than twice the national benchmark.
75% of all mentees 16+ were employed to some degree in 2025, compared to 50% of foster youth 24+.
Over 90% of SLM youth finish high school, compared with 69–85% of their peers in foster care.
COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING
Community Based Mentoring pairs youth in foster care ages seven and older in one-to-one mentoring relationships with a trained volunteer mentor.
LEARN & EARN
Learn & Earn builds on mentoring with twelve weeks of life skills training, focusing on employment and financial literacy with a matched savings component.
YOUNG ADULT SERVICES
Young Adult Services provides individualized clinical support, resource brokering, housing support, and meets other urgent needs for young people who are aging out of foster care.
What you can do
Get Involved
Share your time and talent.
Mentor
Volunteer to help a youth find their silver lining.
Give
Show more youth in foster care that they matter.
Partner
Learn more about how your organization can work with us.
