In 2015, in Naples, Florida, Megan Rose was invited to lead a state-funded nonprofit to keep children out of foster care. What Megan saw on the ground told a bigger story and demanded a bolder response.

Families weren’t falling apart because they didn’t love their children. They were breaking down because they didn’t have support systems of their own—because poverty, job loss, or a health emergency had pushed them past the breaking point. They had nobody to call for help.

Megan recognized that government programs didn’t have the speed or the depth of services required to save these families. The system provided services after the damage had been done, after families hit rock bottom, and after children were placed in foster care.

That mission became Better Together.

• 100% privately funded: We are independent, sustainable, and free from red tape, so we can stay preventative, agile, and true to our mission.
• Volunteer-driven, but professionally supported: We mobilize everyday people to walk alongside neighbors in need, with the tools and oversight to make a lasting impact.
• Innovative and outcome-driven: We are focused on finding what works and scaling it quickly to reach more families.
• Community-led: We believe the best solutions come from the people living in the areas they serve, not bureaucracy.