Those Boys on the Hill Foundation — Registered 501(c)(3)
Fostering a Better Future Together.
A registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and scholarship fund dedicated to those who age out of foster care. Donations are tax-deductible.
Every year, more than 23,000 young people turn 18 in the foster care system and walk out the door alone — no family, no safety net, no map. The Those Boys on the Hill Foundation was built by someone who lived that day. We exist to make sure the next generation does not face it empty-handed.
Young people age out of foster care every year in the U.S.
20%
Face immediate homelessness upon turning 18
2–10%
Will ever graduate from college
70%
Are arrested at least once by age 26
Who We Are
Built by someone who aged out.
The Those Boys on the Hill Foundation was founded by Elliott Glover — author, advocate, and former foster youth. He knows what the statistics mean in human terms. He built this foundation to change them.
Aging out is not one problem. It arrives all at once — no housing, no income, no degree, no support. We address it on every front.
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Advocacy & Legislative Change
We advocate for policy reforms that extend support for youth who age out, including room-and-board programs for college students during holiday breaks.
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Education & Trade Training
We partner with social workers, state agencies, and local unions to connect working-age teens with vocational training and real pathways to employment.
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Scholarship Fund
We provide scholarship opportunities for individuals who graduate high school or achieve a G.E.D. after aging out — opening a door to higher education.
Join us
Every dollar opens a door for someone.
We know what it means to age out with nothing. Help us be the moment that changes everything. The Those Boys on the Hill Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) organization — your donation is tax-deductible.
The Those Boys on the Hill Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded by a man who aged out of the system — who knows what it costs, what it takes, and what gets left behind when the door closes at eighteen.
Our Leadership
Meet the Founder & Director.
Elliott Glover
Founder & Director
Elliott Glover is a passionate advocate for change, drawing from his remarkable life experiences to shed light on the often harsh and overlooked realities of the foster and group home systems. His formative and teenage years were spent navigating alternative living situations and group homes alongside his brothers, providing him with unique insights into the challenges faced by those growing up in similar circumstances.
After aging out of the group home system, Elliott embarked on a journey of higher education, earning a bachelor’s degree in business from Wilmington University — a testament to his unwavering determination and resilience. Fueled by the memories of his past, he felt an irresistible urge to share his family’s story with the world. Through his memoir, Those Boys on the Hill, he aspires to cast a spotlight on the many hardships endured by individuals and families entangled within the foster and group home systems.
Elliott’s narrative is just one among many, but he hopes it can contribute to a broader movement aimed at supporting one of society’s most vulnerable and marginalized groups. In pursuit of this mission, he founded the Those Boys on the Hill Foundation, a non-profit organization and scholarship fund dedicated to assisting individuals who age out of or emancipate from the foster and group home systems. In addition to his written work, Elliott and his brother Iszel launched the Those Boys on the Hill podcast, offering a platform for sharing stories, insights, and discussions related to their experiences and the broader foster care community.
Today, Elliott lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and family, continuing to advocate for change and support those in need within the foster and group home systems.
As the foundation grows, this page will feature additional team members and board members. If you are interested in joining our mission, reach out to us.
The Brothers
Three brothers. Three lives built from the same foundation.
The Glover brothers are living proof that the system does not have to define the outcome.
Jacque Glover
Pharmacist • Gulf War Veteran
Jacque Glover is a licensed pharmacist and a proud Gulf War veteran who served in the U.S. Army with an honorable discharge. His service and his career are a testament to the discipline and commitment that have defined him throughout his life.
Elliott Glover
Author • Founder • Advocate
Elliott Glover is the author of the memoir Those Boys on the Hill, co-host of the podcast of the same name, and Founder & Director of the Those Boys on the Hill Foundation. He built this organization from his own experience to give back to the next generation navigating the same system.
Iszel Glover
Educator • Personal Trainer • Podcast Co-Host
Iszel Glover is an English teacher, a certified personal trainer, and franchise manager. He co-hosts the Those Boys on the Hill podcast with his brother Elliott, bringing his voice and story to audiences across the foster care community and beyond.
Private Development Page
Those Boys on the Hill
A story world with room to grow beyond the page.
Based on the memoir Those Boys on the Hill, this section is being held quietly in place for future development. For now, the foundation remains the public-facing home of the mission. When the time is right, this page can expand naturally into a dedicated series section without changing the heart of the site.
Series Overview
One story. Two timelines. A lasting impact.
The dramatic world of Those Boys on the Hill follows three brothers shaped by the foster care and group home systems — and the man in the present day still tracing the cost of survival back to where it began.
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Based on the Memoir
The series grows from the published memoir and preserves its voice, emotional truth, and family-centered point of view.
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Prestige Drama Shape
The story moves between present-day life and the past that shaped it, allowing memory, family, and consequence to speak to each other in every episode.
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Aligned With the Mission
The foundation and the series serve the same truth: that the lives of foster youth deserve dignity, visibility, and a future larger than survival alone.
Why keep this page hidden for now?
Because the site already works beautifully as the public home of the foundation. This page simply gives the story room to expand later — when development, representation, or production calls for it.
Now
The foundation leads, with the memoir as its storytelling foundation.
Later
The series can be introduced seamlessly, using this page as its first natural home.
The Crisis
Every year, 23,000 young people are handed an address and told good luck.
Aging out of foster care means turning eighteen in the system and leaving with no permanent family, no advocate, and — in most cases — no real plan.
By the Numbers
What happens when the system lets go.
20%
Immediate Homelessness
After turning 18, 20% of former foster children face immediate homelessness. By age 26, that figure rises to 31–46%.
2–10%
College Graduation
Former foster children enter college at less than half the national average. Only 2–10% will ever graduate.
50%
Employment by 24
Only 1 in 2 foster youth who age out will have gainful employment by age 24 — half the rate of their peers.
70%
Teen Pregnancy
7 out of 10 girls who age out will become pregnant before turning 21, often with no support system in place.
25%
Living with PTSD
A quarter of those who age out continue to suffer the direct effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
391K+
In the System Today
More than 391,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system at any given time.
The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline
One of the most consequential outcomes of aging out without support is involvement with the criminal justice system.
1 in 5
U.S. prison inmates are former foster children, despite foster youth representing a small share of the general population.
70%
Of youth who exit foster care as legal adults are arrested at least once by age 26.
Why This Happens
The system is not broken by accident.
Though reunification is theoretically the goal of foster care, there is very little financial incentive for it to occur. The system is structured so that fostering and adoption are financially prioritized over successful reunification.
Only 17% of children are removed because of abuse. The majority are removed due to neglect charges rooted in poverty, not intent.
Black children are more likely to experience foster care than their non-Black counterparts, often due to over-policing of Black communities and racial stereotyping.
Caseworkers are overworked and underpaid. Children have very little voice. The system keeps moving.
You’ve started by learning. Now help us change it.
Supporting the Those Boys on the Hill Foundation is a direct investment in breaking this cycle.
The Those Boys on the Hill Foundation is a non-profit organization and scholarship fund dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by those aging out of foster care.
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Advocacy & Legislative Change
The law can be changed. We are working to change it.
Supporting legislation like Delaware’s HB123 and similar initiatives nationwide
Collaborating with colleges to keep dorms open for foster youth during holiday breaks
Advocating for long-term reunification support
Building the political will for systemic reform
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Education & Trade Training
A diploma or a trade is a door. We help youth get there before the system lets them go.
Partnering with social workers and foster care agencies
Collaborating with local unions on skilled trades training
Providing mentorship alongside training
Building pathways to employment before age eighteen
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Scholarship Fund
Only 2–10% of former foster youth earn a college degree. We are working to move that number.
Scholarships for H.S. graduates and G.E.D. recipients who aged out
Support for community colleges, universities, and technical schools
Ongoing eligibility review and wraparound support
Partnerships to reduce financial barriers
The Vision
What success looks like.
Success, for this foundation, is not a statistic. It is a specific young person who turned eighteen with nothing and turned twenty-five with something real — a trade, a degree, a job, a home, a future.
It is everything the system was supposed to be, done differently.
“Over the nine years I lived at the House on the Hill, I became brothers with 70 or so other guys. The revolving door never stopped. We are trying to slow it down — and to be at the door when it opens.”
Elliott Glover — Founder & Director
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The foster care crisis needs structural responses — money, time, voice, and presence. Here is how you can contribute to each.
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Donate
Financial contributions fund our scholarship program, advocacy work, and trade training partnerships. Every dollar goes toward a young person’s next step.
Your contribution directly supports scholarship awards, trade training programs, and advocacy efforts on behalf of young people aging out of foster care.
