Foster families need more than good intentions — they need a team around them. Foster the City is a non-denominational Christian movement of churches working to ensure every child in foster care has a safe, loving home, and their free app is the digital hub that makes that community support possible.^1
Built for three roles — Foster Parents, Support Friends, and church Advocates — the app provides a shared calendar for coordinating support requests, a prayer request feature for spiritual encouragement, in-app messaging to keep the team connected, and a curated resource library of podcasts, blogs, videos, and trainings on foster care topics.^3 Advocates get insight into their church's ministry, including where each person is in onboarding, team formation, and how requests are being fulfilled.^3 A Notification Center, added in the September 2026 update, shows notification history and unread notifications in one place.^3
Since launching in 2015, Foster the City has grown to 368 partner churches supporting 527 foster families, welcoming 1,117 children into caring homes, and mobilizing 1,874 Support Friends.^4 The movement is sustained entirely by private donations, with no government funding, and it partners with churches that align with the tenets of the Nicene Creed.^2 Foster family retention through the program is nearly double the national average of around 50%.^6 The app is developed by Echo.Church, the seller listed on the App Store.^3
Why Christians Love It"Our Support Friend team was messaging and engaged in prayer over the FTC App — so powerful to ALL be connected there and on the same thread. Literally moments after foster mom posted a request for prayer in the messages, she got an email that her prayer was answered. PRAISE JESUS!" — Foster the City Support Friend^7
"I am super excited about the Foster the City App!! I have already gleaned so much… I love that all the resources are right at my finger tips!" — Foster the City Advocate^7
Notable- Advisory council includes leaders from CarePortal, Echo.Church, Pente, Life.Church, WellSpring, and Trellis Ventures^8
- Foster family retention rate nearly double the national average (~50%), attributed to the community support model^6
- Funded solely through private donations — no government funding — and partner churches align with the tenets of the Nicene Creed^2
- The app is exclusive to churches that partner with Foster the City — individuals can get involved by attending an Interest Meeting^3
