RennerVation Foundation joins Blue Out Day for missing foster youth awareness

Jeremy Renner’s RennerVation Foundation is backing See Us Now’s National Blue Out Day on Sept. 24 to spotlight the roughly 20,000 foster youth who go missing each year. The campaign comes during National Missing & Trafficked Foster Children Awareness Week and is aiming to draw attention to foster care, trafficking risk and support gaps in Nevada and beyond.

Why it matters: - The campaign is trying to push more people to notice a crisis that often stays out of view. - See Us Now says roughly 20,000 foster youth go missing across the U.S. each year. - Nevada has nearly 3,800 children in foster placement statewide. - More than 130 Nevada youth age out of foster care each year without a permanent home.

What happened: - RennerVation Foundation is joining See Us Now for National Blue Out Day on Sept. 24. - The effort falls during National Missing & Trafficked Foster Children Awareness Week, which runs Sept. 20-26. - The day is part of See Us Now’s “Step Up. Do Something.” campaign. - Supporters are asked to wear blue, light homes and storefronts blue, and post on social media with #BlueOut and #SeeUsNow. - RennerVation Foundation is asking its staff, board, donors and partners across Nevada to take part. - The foundation will also share the campaign across its own channels throughout the week.

The details: - RennerVation Foundation is the Nevada nonprofit co-founded by actor Jeremy Renner and sibling Kym Renner. - The foundation focuses on foster and at-risk youth. - Kym Renner said the goal is to prompt people to ask questions, check on a child or make a call they have been putting off. - See Us Now was founded by Kari Wagner after the COVID-19 pandemic. - Wagner started the group with her daughter and a group of teenagers. - See Us Now now advocates for safe housing, education and mental health support for foster children, with a focus on preventing trafficking. - Ninety-eight landmarks across forty-three states and Ontario, Canada, will light up blue for Blue Out Day. - Free digital stickers and photo frames are available at See Us Now. - More information on RennerVation Foundation is available at RennerVation Foundation.

Between the lines: - The partnership links a local Nevada nonprofit with a broader national awareness effort. - The blue-lighting push is designed to turn a broad child welfare issue into something visible and shareable. - The focus on trafficking, housing and mental health suggests the campaign is framing foster care as a pipeline of connected risks, not a single issue.

What's next: - Supporters can participate on Sept. 24 by wearing blue, lighting a porch, storefront or landmark blue, and posting with the campaign hashtags. - People can follow and tag @see.us.now and @officialrennervationfoundation. - RennerVation Foundation plans to keep promoting the campaign through the week. - See Us Now is using the Blue Out Day visibility push to grow public attention beyond Nevada and toward a national audience.