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Siblings Forever, formerly known as Camp to Belong-Georgia, is a nonprofit organization which supports family connections by serving siblings who have experienced sibling separation due to foster care, adoption, kinship care, parental custody issues, and more. Siblings Forever primarily serves youth 8 to 18 years of age.

Summer Camps

Siblings Forever hosts a weeklong summer camp that is free for youth to attend with their separated siblings. This camp has specialized programming to support and strengthen sibling connections in a safe setting that creates lifelong memories. Camp activities include: 

1. Personalized memory books with photos from the week
2. Gifts from the Heart - crafts that siblings make for each other
3. Siblings Give Back - a service project done by siblings
4. Party Night - a group birthday party celebration 

Family Connections Events

As part of an expansion of programming, Siblings Forever now offers Family Connections. In addition to hosting separated brothers and sisters at events, Siblings Forever hosts separated siblings and their families at day and weekend events. These events allow the families of separated siblings to connect, creating deeper bonds and connections that can continue into the future.

The camp is located at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Georgia. Siblings Forever provides transportation from bus stops in the Atlanta area.

Siblings Forever   
266 Gladys Lane
Young Harris, GA 30582

Contact
770-296-5070
[email protected]
siblingsforever.org 

DFCS may deem adopted youth ages 18-21 eligible for independent living services through the Georgia Independent Living Program (ILP) if they were in foster care past the age of 14 and for a total of 6 months or more (other ILP criteria may apply). ILP services may include life skills workshops, financial assistance with secondary and post-secondary expenses such as high school graduation fees and college tuition, opportunities for socialization, and advocacy and support to assist the youth with establishing and pursuing personal goals. Adoptive parents or youth turning 18 may obtain more information and contact an independent living specialist by going online at garyse-ilp.org.

The State of Georgia Post-Secondary Tuition Waiver Program exempts or waives payment of tuition and fees (and where applicable, on-campus housing) for students attending a technical college within the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Eligible students must be a youth or young adult under the age of 28 who is currently in foster care, has experienced foster care, or who was placed for adoption by Georgia DFCS after age 13.

The eligibility determination does not represent the approval or admission into a technical college, university, or school of choice. This eligibility determination only provides the determination of the applicant’s eligibility for the Georgia’s Tuition Waiver Program within Code Sections 20-3-66 and 20-3-660. The applicant must complete an application for any participating school/college and follow all application and admission requirements as outlined by the school/college. For more information, go to dfcs.georgia.gov/services/state-georgia-post-secondary-tuition-waiver.