On Deck Foundation

The inherent idea behind the On Deck Foundation is to promote healthier lifestyles and success for underprivileged, “at-risk,” and “high-risk” children and communities. Within some of these communities, there are children experiencing all of the above. There is, and always will be, a special interest placed on wards of the state and foster-care. This idea is played out through awareness and outreach programs established, facilitated, and supported by the On Deck Foundation.

 

 

Foster Care Statistics

· 80% of the US prison inmate population was in the foster care system (US Dept. of Justice, 2005)

· 70% of California's inmates have been in the foster care system (Sacramento Bee article by John Burton [chairman of the CA Democratic Party and chairs the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes)

· Children are 11 times more likely to be abused in State care that they are in their own homes. (National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect [NCCAN])

· 90% increase of children and youth in the US foster care system since 1987. (Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support *CASEY FOUNDATION*)

· 3 out of 10 of the nations homeless are former foster children. (Casey Foundation*)

· Children in foster care are 3 to 6 times more likely to have emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems including:

· Conduct disorders

· Depression

· Difficulties in school

· Impaired social relationships

(Casey Foundation*)

· Approximately 30% of foster children have marked or severe emotional problems. (Casey Foundation*)

· Children and youth in foster care tend to have limited education and job skills and perform poorly in school compared to children NOT in care. (Casey Foundation*)

· Children in foster care lag behind their education by at LEAST one year and have lower educational attainment than the general population. (Casey Foundation*)

· Children in foster care are 5.25 times more like to die as a result of abuse than children in the general population. (CPS Watch Inc.)

· 2.1 % of ALL CHILD FATALITIES took place in foster care.

**Since "state care is supposed to be a 'safe-haven', the number of fatalities should have been less than the child fatalities of the general population (less than 0.4%). However, child fatalities that occurred while in foster care were 5.25 times greater than that amount." (CPS Watch Inc.)

See full article at TEAR's for Family Continuity

Our Mission
To help underprivileged and at-risk children of all fundamental levels, gain the skills ...
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Our Philosophy
The On Deck Foundation recognizes the valuable role of structure, stability, and reliability ...
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Our Vision
The On Deck Foundation recognizes that there are children that belong to a community ...
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Our Programs
As a measure of reinforcement the On Deck Foundation has adopted the name “Community Circles” ...
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Recent News

Music Program Off To A Great Start
October 29, 2009 With the addition of Fletcher Dragge, Pennywise's founder and guitarist, along with Joel Harper, writer, publisher and musician ...

New Sponsor
September 15, 2009 - A portion of all sales will go to support On Deck's programs. Dr. Chao’s Herbal Drink Line is available at health food stores such as Whole Foods Markets...

Happy Trails for Kids
August 31, 2009 - On Deck’s founder, Brett P. Pierce, had the opportunity to see first hand the camp to be modeled after. "It's a camp which children of the foster system desperately need...

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