We are The Inclusion Initiative
The Inclusion Initiative is closing the professional opportunity gap for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni.
Who We Are
Our Community is for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni.
This is a network comprised of professionals from executives & founders, to mid-level career, to young professionals, and students.
Our platform Includes:
- Professional Networking through The [Network]
- Professional Mentorship
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Professional and Skills Development Resources
- Inclusive Companies and Job Opportunities
- Visibility of Our Communities in the Workplace
*This platform is currently in Beta and will open to the public in 2024.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to elevate the future of work and close the professional opportunity gap Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni often face due to a lack of an established network.
Many Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni have experienced bigger hurdles and challenges in reaching career milestones, promotions, increased salaries, etc. This can be as significant as a 5, even 10, year opportunity gap compared to peers who do not share these identities.
The Inclusion Initiative was born from our Founder's lived experience in struggling to achieve the professional and career opportunities that her peers were achieving who do not share her identities and lived experiences.
Our Founder
Grace Yung Foster is the Founder & CEO of The Inclusion Initiative.
At 3 years old, she was abandoned at a local market in South Korea and orphaned.
She immigrated to the US at 5, eventually ended up in the foster care system and then adopted into a family with many multi-racial adopted and foster children, in a home with white parents.
Her experiences as a Transracial Adoptee, Foster Care Alum, and as a person of color in a very white community created constant challenges of finding true belonging and inclusion, especially in the workplace.
Through The Inclusion Initiative, she has created belonging for those who share her Adoptee and Foster Care Alumni identities.
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The Inclusion Initiative Workplace Survey
We conducted the first ever workplace survey specifically for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni.
This survey will help us close the professional opportunity gap many of us experience, and create more visibility and belonging for Adoptees and Foster Alums in the workplace.
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This survey was built by our founder who is anl Adoptee and Foster Care Alumni.
It is built specifically for us and how we are considered in the workplace.
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Share our survey with Transracial Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni.
Our voices matter. Let's make sure we are included, and visible, in the workplace.
Support a Funded Study
These numbers are alarming. It shows there is a great need to better understand our needs in the workplace. A funded study is critical for true equity and inclusion.
Our Community Events
So often, we only hear one story, one narrative, and one perspective that shapes our understanding and view of adoption and foster care.
If we want to create more belonging and inclusion for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni in our workplaces, our neighborhoods, schools, and society, we need to hear from those with lived experience.
Our "Let's Talk" and "The Inclusion Conversation" series is hosted by The Inclusion Initiative. Listen to these incredible conversation with our Founder, Grace Yung Foster, and our many inspiring guest speakers with lived experience. All our events for the public can be found on our Livestream channels.
To access events exclusive to our community members, sign up to become a member today!
Membership means unlimited access
Want more? Sign up for a membership, and enjoy exclusive members-only events, including Fireside Chats with incredible Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni, workshops, courses, and more!
*Memberships will open to the public after our Beta period in summer of 2024.
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