Welcome to John Burton Foundation

Our Mission

The John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California dedicated to improving the quality of life for California's homeless children and developing policy solutions to prevent homelessness. Read More »

About Us

The John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes was founded in 2004
by retired President Pro Tem of the California State Senate John Burton.
Through the Foundation, Senator Burton promotes the values of nurturing
children and youth who are less fortunate in life than most.
His vision is the Foundation's mission: dedicated to
improving the quality of life for California's homeless
children and developing policy solutions to prevent
homelessness. Together with the generosity of our
supporters, Senator Burton, through the
Foundation, is vigorously working to help the
most vulnerable among us - the 100,000
homeless children living in California.
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  • Posted on 2013-04-03 SB528:Help Support Parenting Youth in Foster Care Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 528, legislation that will fundamentally change how the foster care system serves parenting youth.... More
  • Posted on 2013-04-10 JBF's List of Child Welfare Bills Expanded and Updated The John Burton Foundation has expanded and updated the list of child welfare bills currently under consideration by the California State Legislature and featured in last week's bulletin.... More
  • Posted on 04/03/2013 Web Seminar on "SB 528: Reforming California's Foster Care System to Meet the Needs of its Growing Population of Youth Parents. ... More
  • Posted on 2012-03-27 THP-Plus Website Offers New and Improved Resources The John Burton Foundation’s Transitional Housing Placement-Plus (THP-Plus) website has undergone some significant changes.... More