Every foster kid deserves a hand to hold on to.
AIQ Foundation is a youth-led nonprofit run by students who believe foster children in our communities deserve dignity, education, and a real shot at the future — in Nevada, Michigan, Tennessee, and Oregon.
The foster care crisis is bigger than most people realize
437,000+
children are in foster care in the United States, according to childwelfare.gov.
~3,000
children are in Clark County foster care alone — from toddlers to teenagers.
15+
moves are common for kids growing up in foster care. With each move, they lose friends and fall behind in school.
We started AIQ after learning that many foster children carry their belongings between homes in trash bags. Read how 100 suitcases started everything →
Three ways we show up for foster youth
Donate
We host drives for suitcases, necessities, and seasonal goods — so children in foster care have belongings of their own, carried with dignity.
Educate
Free tutoring sessions with local Child Havens and public libraries, offering academic support and materials from trained peer tutors.
Empower
Connecting youth aging out of foster care to jobs, raising community awareness, and planning social events for relaxation and growth.
Our work, in the field
Since 2021, our student volunteers have run drives, tutoring sessions, and events across four states — working alongside the agencies who know these kids best.
Raise your hand for foster kids.
Every dollar, every tutoring hour, and every suitcase goes further than you think.