Our Story
Destination Memories is the philanthropic giving arm of Destination Motivation, a company that has spent more than a decade proving that travel changes people. We know firsthand the power of a great trip. The memories it creates. The hope it sparks. The way it makes you feel like the world is full of possibility. We believe foster families deserve to feel that too. Through our partnership with the Ticket to Dream Foundation, a nationally recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit that has helped over 5 million children in foster care, Destination Memories provides free vacations for deserving foster families, selected through a nomination process. Not a weekend getaway. A real, meaningful trip that these families could never afford on their own, and will never forget. Donations do more than fund a trip, it gives foster families time to reconnect, recharge, and simply be together.
This Isn't Just a Trip. It's a Message.
When a foster family arrives at their vacation destination , something shifts. The noise of court dates and caseworker visits and midnight wake-ups goes quiet, even just for a few days. Kids who have known instability get to experience something joyful, safe, and all their own.
A trip like this says: You matter. You are worth celebrating.
For foster parents, it's a chance to breathe, to bond, and to be reminded that what they're doing is extraordinary. That the world sees them. That strangers, people who have never met them, decided their family deserved something beautiful. That is what Destination Memories makes possible
Foster Families Give Up A Lot. A Vacation Isn't Usually on the List.
Foster families open their homes, their hearts, and their lives to children who need them most. They navigate court dates, trauma, sleepless nights, and systems that were never designed to make it easy. They show up, every single day, for kids who didn't choose the circumstances they were born into. And yet, for most foster families, a real vacation, the kind where you truly unplug, explore somewhere new, and just be a family, feels impossibly out of reach. The logistics alone are daunting. The cost is real. And after everything these families pour into the children in their care, there's rarely anything left in the tank for something fun.
That's exactly why Destination Memories exists.