By AbbyShuler — Sep 27, 2023 (pinned)
This week, the Council partnered with the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (CICW) to host a webinar about best practices for supporting immigrant youth in foster care! We drew from our 3 priority statements from Supporting Immigrant Youth... Read more
By AbbyShuler — Sep 22, 2023 (pinned)
“From the moment a child is removed from their home, they often encounter their first interaction with law enforcement, setting a troubling precedent. As foster youth navigate these institutions, they encounter individuals who believe punitive... Read more
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By JohnnyBryant — Sep 11, 2023 (pinned)
LEx Leaders Prove Power of Peer Support at Conference on Transitioning Out of Care Transitioning out of care is hard. But the four Lived Experience (LEx) Leaders and three FosterClub staff who attended Daniel Kids’ 35th Annual National Independent... Read more
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By JohnnyBryant — Sep 6, 2023 (pinned)
Celebrating Our 2023 AllStar Interns We believe Experience = Expertise, and that there is power in community. Those are just two of the reasons we founded our AllStar Internship: so that young people from foster care can find one another and... Read more
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By slittlefield — Aug 31, 2023 (pinned)
That’s a Wrap!: Summer Season of Youth Camps, Conferences, + Retreats When the school year winds down, FosterClub Lived Experience (LEx) Leaders are just getting started advocating for foster care reform, empowering their peers, and of course,... Read more
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By AbbyShuler — Aug 28, 2023 (pinned)
“Care shouldn’t be conditional, regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity.” — Keona Rose LEx leaders Daysha Reed (NC) and Keona Rose (AZ) met with the Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign this month to discuss the importance of... Read more
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By AbbyShuler — Aug 15, 2023 (pinned)
Over the last 10 years, the Council has put equitable educational opportunities for foster youth forward in many of our priority statements. We firmly believe that education provides young people in foster care critical connections and tools they... Read more
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