#GivingTuesday is November 29th
NOVEMBER 29TH IS “GIVING TUESDAY” – BE A PART OF IT!!! Let us hear from you – November 29 is #GivingTuesday – an International Day of Giving. NFYI is training young people to have an effective voice in their communities. Last summer a group of former foster youth talked about the issues most critical to […]
A Movement to Transform Foster Parenting
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy, is committed to creating a brighter future for children, families, and their communities. In this article, they urge foster parents and decisionmakers in the foster care system to create better outcomes for children. We urgently need a new approach to foster care, and this article provides a […]
November Newsletter
Headlines: A Note From Our Executive Director Proposition HHH HAC “Teaches” at USC NFYI Leaders Moving Up Final Thoughts A Note From Our Executive Director Was Election Day only last week? It has caused such cataclysmic reverberations throughout our land, it seems like ages ago. Many of the campaign’s issues centered on children and families […]
If Clinton Wins, Two Foster Youth Promised Open Door to White House
Article From The Chronicle of Social Change Two former foster youth, Sixto Cancel and Lexie Gruber, are working to transform the foster system and child welfare field. During a hugely successful online town hall meeting in support of Hillary Clinton, the two discussed plans to change the system with Anne Holton, the wife of Vice […]
October Newsletter
Headlines: A Note From Our Executive Director Foster Youth SPEAKOUT: HOMELESSNESS Final Thoughts A Note From Our Executive Director Foster Youth SPEAKOUT: HOMELESSNESS Final Thoughts Two months ago, the staff got together with LA youth from previous DC Shadow Days and the Job Shadow Program to talk about issues they feel are important. The subject […]
An Open Letter to All NFYI Supporters
Dear Friends, Now that Congress is back in session, we have another opportunity to pass the Family First Act before the end of the year. It has already unanimously passed the House of Representatives. The Senate now has an opportunity to continue the bipartisan support it has historically shown around prioritizing strong families and keeping children safe. […]