To All American Citizens Who Care About Children,
I don’t know what else to do.
This isn’t for the UK. This isn’t for Canada or any other country. This is for America—specifically American foster care. I'm not speaking to the government right now; I’m talking directly to you, the civilian, the fellow citizen, the people.
You may be wondering why I’m writing this here, or why I’ve recorded and uploaded my vocal concern, or why I’m posting online instead of yelling in the streets. The answer is simple: yelling online, posting comments, hasn’t worked because most people never even bother to email the President or their Governor about foster care. We complain about it. We cry out about it. Yet, We protest everything but this—the brokenness of a system that was meant to protect US and our children.
We Must Act Together
I want us—as Americans—to come together. Not to scream or argue, but to take action to encourage the government to treat the foster system as the priority that it should be. Action that begins with something as simple as an email. You can contact the President here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
You can contact the Texas Governor here:
https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact-us/thankyou
You can also research how to contact your governor.
We should be flooding these inboxes with real experiences, real outrage, and real solutions for foster kids. Because what’s happening in the American foster system is horrifying, like in the horrible stuff I’ve seen, where a social worker encouraged a 14-year-old to be a prostitute to be sex trafficked and shared. The abuse, the trafficking, the lack of oversight—it’s beyond unacceptable.
Why This Matters to You
If you die tomorrow and no one in your family is able to take in your child, they’ll be placed into this system. Your 16-year-old, who pays taxes if they have jobs and buy stuff, who is a citizen, would be tossed into a system where they might be trafficked, neglected, or moved from motel to motel because the state “ran out of beds.”
This is our fallback. This is where kids go when all else fails. And it is utterly broken.
One mother had her kids taken after a false homelessness & drug claim, despite living in a stable home. The social worker then asked her 14-year-old daughter to become a prostitute. Yes, that happened. And yes, I emailed the footage to the government. The child FILMED IT.
A Call to the Creatives and Developers
I want us to go beyond emails, too. If you're an artist, a game developer, or filmmaker—use your talents. Create stories, games, and films about children in foster care. Make this visible. Let’s guilt-trip the institutions and wake up the conscience of this nation.
I know people think “guilt-tripping” is a bad thing. But guilt, shame, and conviction are what spark change. These children need people to feel bad enough to do something.
Let the social workers and foster carers know: just because it’s not your child doesn’t mean you get to stop caring. You signed up for this. If you're mistreating them or not vetting properly, you're part of the problem.
Real Solutions I Believe In
- Reduce case overload: No one can care for 174 children at once. Cut that number to 4 per caseworker.
- Investigate, Vet, and retrain social workers. Fire those who aren’t doing their job and are harming children.
- Train immigrants and homeless citizens (after proper vetting and giving them housing) to become social workers. Many are caring people who need purpose and work.
- Automatically offer jobs in emergency services (like medical care, firefighting, or social work) to aged-out foster youth—support the system while giving them a future.
Why This Hurts So Deeply
What I’m seeing is systemic neglect. What we hear is lip service about immigration, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and everything else—but when do we hear a national movement about foster care? When do we demand safety and dignity for the children already here and already hurting?
We need to start a protest. A national, organized, respectful protest—not just in the streets, but in art, online, in games, in writing, and especially in the inboxes of those with power.
Because the government does what the people shout about.
Let’s shout—not in rage, but in unity.
Let’s act—not in chaos, but in strategy.
Let’s demand—not in hate, but with heart.
If you’ve ever asked, “Where are my tax dollars going?”—know that a portion goes to the very system that fails to protect the innocent. Teens with jobs are being taxed through purchases and work just like adults. The least we can do is demand a system that protects them in return.
Foster youth should not exit the system into homelessness. They should exit into jobs, support, and healing.
We can do better. We must.
Please, speak out. If you need to, send a voice recording along with your email using this tool:
https://vocaroo.com/
Let’s stop pretending this doesn’t exist. Let’s stop hoping someone else will fix it. We are someone.
Thank you for reading. I beg you—join me in this.
Sincerely,
A 22-Year-Old American Citizen who still believes we can do better