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Former Foster Youth Need Health Care: Dashun's Story

I spent 4 years in the foster care system in Las Vegas due to negligence and abuse. In 2010, I aged out of foster care at age 18 and lost my health insurance. Then I ended up in the hospital.

2017 June Child Welfare Legislation Update

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Washington, D.C.--Yesterday, we put out a call to action asking you to call your members of Congress urging them to support five pieces of legislation focused on child welfare reform. You all called, and last night the U.S. House of Representatives listened to your rally cry and passed those five bills.

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2017 FosterClub Outstanding Young Leaders Selected

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Seaside, Oregon - In celebration of the conclusion of National Foster Care Month, FosterClub is proud to announce their Outstanding Young Leaders for 2017.

Each year FosterClub works with thousands of bright minds who are huge inspirations to other youth and their communities. This year, 100 current or former foster youth from across the country who have faced and overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and will be featured as FosterClub Outstanding Young Leaders. These young visionaries have gone through an intense selection process based on:

Children’s Rights and Foster Care Alumni Ask the Nation to #FosterMyEducation

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Children's Rights and Foster Care Alumni Ask the Nation to #FosterMyEducation
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Annual Storytelling Campaign Amplifies Accounts of Attaining Education in State Care

(New York, NY) - May is a month marked by students celebrating academic feats and achievements. However, May is also National Foster Care Awareness Month, and for the more than 670,000 who spend time in U.S. foster care every year, the outcomes are far less certain.

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Going to turn 26 this year - Medical Insurance Help By bryttani4357 6 months 3 weeks ago	2	3 months 1 week ago
Mental Health Issues in Foster Children By BETHP 3 months 1 week ago	0	n/a
Race of the people here? By minnieme 1 year 7 months ago	3	3 months 1 week ago
Interested in sharing your college experience? By ttate 4 months 2 days ago	1	3 months 1 week ago
2017 Applicants By PorcelainBeauty 3 months 2 weeks ago	0	n/a

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Take my survey please By Devon Parson 3 months 3 weeks ago	0	n/a
Interested in sharing your college experience? By ttate 4 months 2 days ago	1	3 months 1 week ago
Did you age out of foster care? Please click here! By mflood6691 5 months 3 days ago	0	n/a

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Young Leader Blogs

How Have Foster Parents Impacted Me?

You are going to get a sneak at my journey of the foster homes that impacted me the most. The foster care system has made me who I am today.

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by Treamann Rolfi 1 week 2 days ago

Permanency - The cycle

Learning about permanency as an intern in 2010 was what I can only describe as amazing.

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by brownm 1 week 6 days ago

How We Can Do Better: Foster Parent Mistakes and Successes

People who are interested in becoming foster parents often want to read perspectives on foster parenting from current foster parents. Youth perspectives can be helpful.

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by Danno_M 2 weeks 1 day ago

California Teen Forum

Well right now some of the 2009 Fosterclub All Stars and staff are in California mingling with the youth and staff of California. We are having a great time.

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by Isaiah 8 years 1 month ago

There Must Be Something In the Water! (And A Special Challenge...Sneek Preview)

So of course you can imagine that life has just not been the same since becoming a FosterClub All Star!!

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by Sade 8 years 11 months ago

Training

Hi guys!
Yesterday I had some technical difficulties trying to log into the website, so I had to wait to blog until today...sorry about that!

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by Katie 9 years 1 month ago