John Burton was in public service for more than 40 years, not only in the U.S. Congress, but also the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. Always a champion of the under-served, after his retirement in 1983 Senator Burton continued his advocacy and in 2004 founded the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes.
The John Burton Foundation has worked to improve outcomes for California’s children and youth in foster care and had a key role in increasing funding of the Transitional Housing Placement Plus program to provide much-needed housing for emancipated foster youth. The John Burton Foundation has used Senator Burton’s vast experience and relationship-building to advocate for and assist foster youth.
Fostering Futures is proud to have Senator Burton as a partner who shares our goals in support of emancipated foster youth and we thank him for his generosity and financial support in furtherance of our mission.