Open Letter to a Group of World Shakers
The following letter was written by one of the leaders at the 2022 Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day Experience. Theron Ogedengbe is a therapist for at-risk youth, former Shadow Day delegate, and former foster youth. To the Participants of the 2022 Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day Experience — I’m writing this open-ended letter to you. […]
Foster Youth Visit Capitol Hill to Shadow Members of Congress
FOSTER YOUTH VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO SHARE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN CHILD WELFARE WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PUSH FOR FEDERAL POLICY CHANGE Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Rep. Bass, and actor Jason Lee support youth advocates and bring foster youth voices to the House floor at the annual Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day event. Washington, […]
End of Roe v. Wade May Overwhelm Foster Care Systems
By Russell Contreras Axios Underfunded and overstressed foster care systems are bracing for new pressures if the overturning of Roe v. Wade sends more children their way. Why it matters: About 424,000 children in foster care on any given day already face shortages of placements, low high school graduation rates, and disproportionately high rates of incarceration and homelessness. Without new […]
Former LA Foster Youth Advocates for Change to the System
Click here to WATCH NFYI Member and 2022 Shadow Day Delegate Junely Merwin tell her story of parenting while in foster care to becoming an advocate for herself and others in Washington, DC. By Cassie Semyon, Washington, DC Spectrum News 1 LOS ANGELES — When she was just 15 years old, Junely Merwin was removed […]