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Welcome to JIT!

We're excited to meet you! More than half our staff are former foster youth, many of us have participated in JIT’s services. We understand first-hand the challenges that each of us face on our path to self-sufficiency. And we are proof that having essential resources and consistent relationships with caring adults can have a lasting positive impact. Reliable, Responsive Real– JIT peers, coaches and staff share a common commitment to empowering you. Welcome to YOUR new community.

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Leveraging Strengths for Professional Success

Michael loves people and networking, so when Pathways to Financial Power appeared on his radar, he was excited to join. “I’m a business and accounting major, so I know the math side, but Pathways...

Mastering Doubt

YOUTH STORIES
Entering foster care at the age of twelve, Ana experienced seven different placements in three years. “I always remember sitting in foster homes thinking, ‘When I get out of here and have control...

A Path To Wellness

In 2022, when Kory left Pittsburgh for San Diego, he was leaving behind more than his hometown; he was leaving behind a dark period of uncertainty and betting on a better life. Having survived...

Mind Over Money

When Monique joined Financial Fitness, she knew her relationship with money “wasn’t great.” Her bank account reflected this - bouncing up and down with her mood swings. “If I had a lump sum of cash...

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LEGACY GIVING/BEQUESTS

From “Just in Time” to “Always There”

Join the Family Forever Society

A Legacy Gift is a lasting investment in Just in Time for Foster Youth to ensure that every youth leaving the foster care system has a community of caring adults waiting for them after they turn 18. Legacy Giving to Just in Time can be done directly through a will or trust, by naming JIT as the beneficiary of a retirement account, or through giving options that provide tax benefits and even income.

If Just in Time for Foster Youth is already included in your estate plans, please let us know. We would be grateful for the opportunity to thank you for your support and recognize your generosity by welcoming you into the Family Forever Society, a special group of caring individuals who have shown their support for future foster youth with a legacy gift.

Legacy Gifts offer many benefits to you and your loved ones:

Your assets remain in your control throughout your lifetime
You can modify your gift to address changing circumstances
Your investment in JIT may reduce potential estate taxes and may also help your loved ones avoid paying income tax on their inheritance

Recent tax law changes have been favorable to charitable giving, so now is a great time to plan your legacy!

We invite you to leave a legacy for tomorrow by considering one of the planned giving opportunities below:

Make JIT a beneficiary of your will or trust; unrestricted gifts give us the greatest flexibility to use funds where they are most needed
Name JIT on a retirement account or life insurance policy, a simple way to provide for our youth’s futures without writing or re-writing your will. This may help your heirs avoid paying income tax on certain inherited assets
Gift highly appreciated property, such as real estate or stocks, offering a wonderful way to invest in JIT’s future while reducing or eliminating capital gains tax
Include JIT in charitable annuities and remainder trusts allowing you to provide income for yourself or loved ones while also supporting JIT’s mission

Your gift will also help build a financial foundation for transition age foster youth who haven’t been able to count on consistent support at any time in their young lives.

Click here to download a complimentary Estate Planning Guide.

When you make a bequest, please fill out our Letter of Intent form by clicking the button below. Once filled out, right-click and save; then email to diane@jitfosteryouth.org.

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