Mission

FMC uses the power of media and journalism to lead the conversation about children, youth and families in America.

Impact Journalism

We publish two distinct platforms: The Imprint, a daily news site dedicated to rigorous, in-depth journalism focused on families and the systems that impact their lives; and Fostering Families Today, a print and online magazine that educates and inspires the community of kinship, foster and adoptive families in America. 

Beyond producing our own stories, our goal is to encourage co-publishing partnerships with and follow-up coverage from other media outlets so the voices of young people and vulnerable families carry farther.

History

Fostering Media Connections (FMC) was founded in 2010 with the goal of using journalism to drive reform that positively affects vulnerable children and families.  

In 2012, FMC became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In 2013, we launched The Imprint (originally as The Chronicle of Social Change), a news site dedicated to child welfare. In 2016 we launched our Youth Voice Program to train youth to produce journalism, and in 2017 we acquired Fostering Families Today magazine.