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We start from the belief that a young person’s value was never in question. Support should sound like it.
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About I Am F.A.M.O.U.S.
Guidance. Belonging. Possibility.
Foster Youth Achieving Meaningful Opportunities Through Unwavering Support — a Clark County nonprofit walking alongside young people ages 16–24 as they build independent lives.
Foster Youth Achieving Meaningful Opportunities Through Unwavering Support.
Our Mission
Worth becomes confidence.
Guidance becomes momentum.
Our mission is to empower current and former foster youth with consistent relationships, essential resources and real-world skills so they can build stable, independent and purpose-filled lives.
Our Vision
We envision a community where every young person leaving foster care knows they are worthy, has someone to call and possesses the tools to confidently choose their next direction.
Why I Am FAMOUS Exists
Adulthood arrives all at once.
Young people leaving foster care may suddenly face housing, employment, education, financial and adult-life decisions without the consistent family network many peers rely on.
IAF exists to help close that relationship and resource gap — not by deciding for a young person, but by making sure they are not deciding alone.
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The relationship gap
Most young adults lean on family for advice, a couch, a co-signature or a ride. Aging out can remove that safety net overnight.
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The resource gap
Identification, housing paperwork, benefits, transportation and healthcare each have their own system to navigate — often all at the same time.
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What closes it
Consistency. One reliable adult, practical skills and a community that keeps showing up long after the transition is over.
What Guides Our Work
You are not lost. You are becoming.
Four commitments shape every program, match and conversation at IAF.
Purpose
Goals belong to the young person. Our job is to help make them reachable, not to hand someone a different life.
Belonging
Community is not a program outcome. It is the thing that makes every other outcome possible.
Direction
Direction is not a destination we assign. It is the next honest step, taken with someone who stays.
Leadership
Board of Directors
The volunteer board responsible for the direction, governance and stewardship of I Am FAMOUS. Read each member’s story on the Our Team page.
Board member names and roles are listed on this page.
Give With Purpose
Guidance costs less than you think — and lasts longer.
Your gift helps IAF provide practical resources, trusted relationships and opportunities that make independence more attainable.
Find Your Next Step
Let’s find the right next step together.
Whoever you are and whatever brought you here, there is a way in.
I Need Support
Tell us what would help most. We start by listening.
Request support →Become a Compass Guide
Be the steady adult who helps possibility feel reachable.
Join the interest list →Volunteer
Lend time, skills or a hand at events and workshops.
Volunteer with IAF →Donate
Consistent giving creates consistent support.
Give with purpose →