Youth Thrive works to transform the systems serving youth in the United States in equitable ways, so that all young people have the opportunity to succeed. One of Youth Thrive's areas of focus is child welfare. In this area, Youth Thrive works in partnership with public agencies, private providers, elected officials, parents, judges, advocates, and a broad range of community supporters to develop, test, and promote approaches that help improve child welfare policy and practice—all aimed at child and youth safety, permanency, and well-being. They help child welfare agencies and their partners redirect resources to make help available within communities so that families can get assistance where they live, stay safely together, and avoid unnecessary separation through foster care. They have focused many of their efforts on those families and youth who most often experience the poorest outcomes from child welfare intervention: children, youth, and families of color; older youth; expectant and parenting teens; and LGBTQ children and youth in particular.