Foster kids spend the day shadowing California members of Congress – LA Times
![On Wednesday, May 24th, 2017, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) spoke about Jimenez and the more than 100 other young people participating in the Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program in a speech on the House floor.](https://nfyi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-she-s-given-me-a-voice-foster-kids-1495654345.jpg)
Leonardo Jimenez, 21, of Los Angeles said after a lifetime in foster care, he never expected to have his congresswoman speak his name on the House floor, or to become a part of the historical record of the United States. “We have someone that is advocating for us that hasn’t been in our shoes, but is willing to […]