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Donate Your Car, Truck, or RV and Change a Young Life!

At Walden, we believe every young person deserves the chance to build a stable, fulfilling future. Transition-age youth — those aging out of foster care or facing housing instability — often navigate some of life’s hardest transitions without a safety net.

Your donated vehicle goes directly to funding the programs, services, and real-world support that give them those critical footholds: stable housing, job training, life skills, mentorship, and more.

One donated car can be the difference between a young person thriving or struggling. That’s the power of your gift.

Your unused vehicle can fund life-changing support for transition-age youth.It’s 100% free, fast, and fully tax-deductible
and Walden handles everything.

Donating A Vehicle Is Easy!

Simply call or complete our online donation form.

Schedule your free and convenient pick-up.

Receive a donation receipt for your generous gift.

What is FCT?

Family Centered Treatment (FCT) is an evidence-based, trauma-informed model of in-home therapy that works with the entire family to address serious challenges—while keeping families together whenever possible. FCT is designed to help prevent out-of-home placements and support reunification by building trust, communication, and resilience within the family unit.
 
This proven approach meets families where they are—literally and emotionally—helping them strengthen relationships and break patterns that contribute to instability or crisis.
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Why FCT Matters for Foster Youth

FCT is especially impactful for foster youth and families who have experienced trauma, including systemic barriers, incarceration, hospitalization, or long-term separation. Many of the families we support through FCT have already tried other services without success. FCT offers a fresh start—one rooted in empathy, consistency, and partnership.
 
In 2018, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) designated FCT as a recognized trauma treatment practice. The FCT Foundation was awarded a five-year federal grant to join the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), confirming its effectiveness in creating real, long-lasting change.

How Family FCT Works

Walden provides FCT directly in the family’s home, ensuring services are comfortable, consistent, and accessible. Over a 6-month period, families receive individualized and intensive support, including:
 
  • Multiple weekly visits with a dedicated FCT therapist
  • Individual and family counseling
  • Trauma-informed care rooted in trust and collaboration
  • 24/7 on-call crisis support
  • Help navigating school, mental health, and community systems
  • Tools to practice communication, set goals, and build resilience
  • Ongoing psychoeducation and advocacy
Our therapists work side-by-side with families to identify strengths, disrupt generational trauma, and empower lasting transformation. FCT doesn’t just focus on what’s going wrong—it builds a plan for what’s next.
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