Connecting Foster Youth with Essential Resources through a Custom Web Application
Foster Nation’s mission is to engage the community to support and empower youth aging out of the foster care system to become self-sufficient. At the core of their work is the belief that we have the power to become better than our life circumstances.
Project at a Glance:
Team:
Full-Stack Developer
Hours Engaged:
200
Skills & Stack:
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Salesforce
Problem
Our nonprofit partner supports and empowers youth aging out of the foster care system to become self-sufficient. Previously, they provided essential resources to the foster youth through their website, but because resources varied based on the age, need, and geographic location of foster youth, these useful resources were difficult to find.
Solution
Prometheus matched our nonprofit partner with a full-stack developer to design and build a custom web application that makes their resources easily accessible to the foster youth they serve. This new application allows foster youth to filter resources by key criteria such as location, education level, and age range, and to search for specific keywords. Google Sheets serves as the backend, making it easy for the organization to add new resources and maintain this tool internally. The talent also integrated the application with Salesforce, which allows foster youth to join the nonprofit’s mailing list to keep them informed.
“Working with Prometheus was a wonderful experience from start to finish. The deliverable exceeded expectations, and the entire project was a very low lift for our organization from a time perspective. For any organization without a developer on staff, Prometheus is absolutely the first place you should go to tackle any buildout you are looking for.” - Alec (Program Coordinator, Foster Nation)