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FosterClub Host Learning Session On HHS New Rule - Watch the Webinar!
Watch this 30-min video which briefly discusses the proposed new rule at Health and Human Services (HHS). The new rule aims to take away protections provided to certain groups. We breakdown what those protections are. We will also talk about...
Policy Program Support Internship
INTERNSHIP NOTICE: Policy Program Support Intern Looking for an internship where you can contribute to changing life in foster care for young people across the country? Consider joining the team at FosterClub, the national network for young people in foster...
Administrative Coordinator
JOB NOTICE: ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR Looking for a role where you can contribute to changing life in foster care for young people across the country? Consider joining the team at FosterClub, the national network for young people in foster care (learn...
We are looking for a motivational, youth-oriented manager with rich communications experience.
Outreach Manager
JOB NOTICE: Outreach Manager Looking for a role where you can contribute to changing life in foster care for young people across the country? Consider joining the team at FosterClub, the national network for young people in foster care (learn...
What Would Repealing the ACA Mean for FFY?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is once again under threat. Just this week, a panel of three judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard a case challenging the constitutionality of the law. The case, Texas...
Court upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
This month, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans handed down a major victory in the battle to protect the rights of Native American youth in foster care. The court struck down a previous decision by a...
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about their rights, how the foster care system works, self-advocacy strategies, and how to locate resources to help them succeed.
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and empowered through the stories of people who have succeeded after foster care.
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by having their voices heard by policy makers, the public, and others who influence the system that profoundly impacts their lives.FosterClub recognizes the importance of perspective from lived experience in the foster care system. Their belief in me translated into belief in myself and a drive to serve foster youth that need someone to believe in them.
Brian Morgantini (member, National Policy Council)
Because I spent time in foster care, it has incredibly encouraged me to keep being as passionate as I have been, all these years. Advocacy is in my blood, I still talk about fosterclub nearly everyday to people eight years later!
Michael Hendricks (former All-Star)
FosterClub has given me perspective on my past and because of that I have finally been able to grieve and move on. It’s honestly the best thing I could have asked for.
Misty Skelton (former All-Star)
