Fairfax High School seniors hope to create a choir for children in foster care | Articles | fairfaxtimes.com
Nedah Hatami and Jessica Davis did not know much about Fairfax County’s foster care system before they started looking into it for a school project.As members of Fairfax High School’s DECA chapter, a co-curricular organization that teaches leadership skills to students enrolled in marketing classes, the two 12th-grade students were tasked with developing a marketing […]
Not Your Statistic | To Foster Change
Shari is a former foster youth who entered foster care at age 14. Beating the odds of the 97% of foster youth who don’t finish college, Shari graduated from California State University Northridge. During college, she worked for the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services. Today, Shari is pursuing her Master’s degree in […]
Los Angeles Orders Agencies to Report on LGBTQ Services for Youth in Foster Care – The Chronicle of Social Change
In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a motion aimed at improving the experience and outcomes for LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system.“[It’s] amazing to see folks from across L.A. County really in support of LGBTQ rights,” said Jenny Dang Vinopal, executive director of the National Foster […]
Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas on receiving the National Foster Youth Institute’s 2017 Champion of Children and Youth Award – Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
“Thank you, Congresswoman Bass, for that warm introduction and for this honor. I also want to thank Wendy and Dean for hosting this event and welcoming us. “It has been my distinct pleasure to support and partner with this organization on behalf of the thousands of youth in Los Angeles County who are in or […]
2 brothers hoping to find 1 forever family – CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
2 brothers hoping to find 1 forever family Source: 2 brothers hoping to find 1 forever family – CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
Relative Growth: Three States Increasingly Rely on Kin for Kids in Foster Care – The Chronicle of Social Change
When Dana Murdock’s newborn niece Dahlia entered Hawaii’s foster care system in 2016, she flew from Arkansas to Hawaii as quickly as possible. Having aged out of the child welfare system herself, Murdock knew she couldn’t let her sister’s child languish in the system, and she couldn’t blame her sister for spiraling into drug addiction […]
Local nonprofit receives grant to provide housing for youths…
SAN ANTONIO – Children in foster care face many challenges, and if they’re not reunited with their families or adopted by the time they turn 18, the road ahead doesn’t get any easier. One major challenge many young adults face when they age out of foster care is finding stable housing. Source: Local nonprofit receives […]
New program at FAU helping foster care, homeless students
The program helps former foster and homeless youth to navigate college successfully. Source: New program at FAU helping foster care, homeless students
Under threat of budget cuts, state agencies eliminate some health care service for foster kids – Missoula & Western Montana
Under threat of budget cuts, state agencies eliminate some health care services for foster kids Source: Under threat of budget cuts, state agencies eliminate some healt – KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula & Western Montana
An aspiring Eagle Scout wants to help kids in the foster care system
An aspiring Eagle Scout wants to help kids in the foster care system Source: An aspiring Eagle Scout wants to help kids in the foster care system