Press Release: Foster Youth Share with Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mariah Craven | [email protected] Foster Youth Leaders Head to Washington, D.C. to Share Lived Experience and Policy Recommendations with Congress Foster Youth Activists From 16 States Share Personal Stories and Learn About Life in Congress WASHINGTON, DC — On June 12, young adults from across the country will be in Washington, […]
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Profile Series: Representative Karen Bass
Someone Is Listening It’s no secret that when it comes to politics in America these days, no one is getting along. Turn on any news program at any time of day and you will be inundated with anger from the left, right and middle. If there is one thing everyone in Washington D.C. can agree […]
Separating Families at the Border Will Multiply Child Trauma
In December 2017, the Trump Administration proposed a new policy of separating immigrant children from parents entering the U.S. illegally, as a means of discouraging or deterring immigrant families from Central America and other countries from coming to the U.S.Although the administration has already engaged in this practice in some cases, this policy would alter […]
NFYI hosted the Inland Empire Roundtable
The National Foster Youth Institute recently hosted the Inland Empire Policy Roundtable with the UC Riverside Guardian Scholars Program. The NFYI’s newly named Executive Director, Jenny Vinopal, and Kenyon Lee Whitman, Program Director for UCR Guardian Scholars moderated the panel. Check out the gallery for more! About the UC Riverside Guardian Scholars Program Operated under the Office […]