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Join Our Team
The Legacy Foundation for Children without fathers and foster children was founded to help the development of young children mentally, academically, and emotionally. Our Foundation's continued goal, with your help, is to raise thousands of dollars, either directly or through partnerships to Aunt Hattie’s place. Any donation collected will be for this purpose in the name of the giver and is 100% tax deductible.
 Our Foundation offers a range of opportunities for individuals who want to join the fight and who share our commitment. Following is a list of volunteer needs:
- Tutors
- Mentors
- Clerical Help
- Art Teachers
- Gardeners
- Cooks
Please contact the Foundation directly about our postings and we will have someone contact you in reference to your inquiries.
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If we don’t help
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63%
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of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average. |
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90%
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of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes – 32 times the average. |
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85%
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of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Center for Disease Control) |
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80%
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of rapists with anger problems come from fatherless homes --14 times the average.(Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26) |
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71%
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of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (National Principals Association Report) |
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75%
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of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes – 10 times the average. (Rainbows for All God’s Children) |
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70%
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of youths in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sept. 1988) |
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85%
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of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Fulton Co. Georgia, Texas Dept. of Correction)
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Clearly, fathers represent a lot more than just a paycheck to a child; they represent safety, protection, guidance, friendship, and someone to look up to.
Research shows that young people in foster care are far more likely to endure homelessness, poverty, compromised health, unemployment and incarceration after they leave the foster care system.
- 54 % earn a high school diploma
- 2% earn a Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 84% become parents too soon, exposing their children to a repeated cycle of neglect and abuse
- 51% are unemployed
- 30% have no health insurance
- 25% experience homelessness
- 30% receive public assistance
While the Children at Aunt Hattie’s Place receive the best and most comprehensive care, this isn’t true for most children in traditional foster care. Support in doing things the right way can change lives – drastically.
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