Our Story
OnRamp To Independence was born from lived experience and a belief that every young person deserves a structured path to adulthood.
A Problem Too Personal to Ignore
Every year, thousands of foster and adoptive teens age out of the system without the life skills and mentorship they need to thrive independently. Most leave without a stable home, a financial safety net, or anyone who's taken the time to teach them how adulthood actually works. Within two years, 1 in 5 will experience homelessness.
OnRamp To Independence exists because of a simple observation. Our founder, Jeremy Seipel, watched it happen firsthand. Not as a statistic in a report, but as a daily reality in the lives of young people he's adopted and fostered. He saw the gap. Saw how foster parents, despite their best efforts, are often stretched too thin to provide everything a teen needs to be ready. And saw what's possible when someone steps in with a plan, real mentorship, and practical tools.
That's what OnRamp does. We pair strategic life planning with real mentorship and tools. We teach the skills that successful adults take for granted. And we do it with people who actually understand the foster care system, not from a distance, but from living it.
Why We Exist
To give foster youth and aging-out young adults the life skills, experiential training, and mentorship they need during their most critical, formative years to break cycles, face adversity, and confidently step behind the wheel of their own independent futures.
Join Us in Building the Future
Whether you donate, volunteer, or simply share our mission, you are part of the solution.