Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day Brings Foster Youth Voices to Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2024 Contact: Crystal Patterson | [email protected] Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day Brings Foster Youth Voices to Congress The National Foster Youth Institute’s Annual Congressional Shadow Day Looks to Raise Awareness of Child Welfare System Washington, D.C. – Congress will welcome nearly 40 current and former foster youth to Capitol Hill […]
National Foster Youth Institute Statement on Doe v. Abbott Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2024 Contact: Mariah Craven | [email protected] National Foster Youth Institute Statement on Doe v. Abbott Ruling Ruling Protects Transgender Children & Parents in Texas A three-judge panel of the Third District of the Texas Court of Appeals today ruled favorably on its review of the TROs that had previously been […]
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO Nichol Whiteman Honored as the National Foster Youth Institute’s Champion of Children & Youth Award Recipient
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO Nichol Whiteman Honored as the National Foster Youth Institute’s Champion of Children & Youth Award Recipient LADF invests $25K in Local Youth Development Nonprofit Helping to Lift up Foster Youth Voices LOS ANGELES (March 8, 2024) – Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO Nichol Whiteman was honored with the National Champion […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to Present Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO Nichol Whiteman with National Foster Youth Institute’s Champion of Youth & Children Award
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to Present Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO Nichol Whiteman with National Foster Youth Institute’s Champion of Youth & Children Award Award to Recognize Whiteman’s Efforts to Support VulnerableYouth LOS ANGELES (March 1, 2024) – On March 2, the National Foster Youth Institute and the los Angeles Dodgers Foundation will host […]
Student Debt Relief for 3-10% of Former Foster Youth Who Graduate
National Foster Youth Institute Reminds Communities to Support Former Foster Youth in Filling Out Student Debt Relief Application With just 3-10% of former foster youth obtaining a college degree with little to no support system, student debt is one of very few options available in pursuit of higher education, family-supporting jobs. WASHINGTON, DC — With […]
NFYI Member Talks to USA Today About Student Loan Forgiveness
What will student loan forgiveness mean for former foster youth? NFYI member Theron Ogedengbe told USA Today that he’s grateful for relief after taking out loans when “I didn’t have any parental forces around me, or anyone to tell me what I was signing up for.” Debt relief will change the lives of some with […]
NFYI’s Rebecca Louve Yao Discusses SCOTUS Dobbs Decision on MSNBC
Rebecca Louve Yao, executive director of the National Foster Youth Institute, joined MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin to talk about how the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could impact the US foster care system.
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 […]