The main goal of Foster the Arts is to offer complimentary group lessons to foster children through participating arts organizations.

FTA was founded by Suzanne Jackson in an effort to bring the magic of the arts to the lives of foster children. FTA provides lessons in the arts to foster children through a nationwide online lesson directory by connecting participating arts organizations with the foster community. The concept is simple: arts organizations become partners, and foster parents simply look at the provider list and contact them to see if there are any spaces available in their group classes. The foster child attends these classes at no charge.