2023 Conference Recap collage - Dream, OTR, Arkansas, and Montana
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By slittlefield — Aug 31, 2023

That’s a Wrap!: Summer Season of Youth Camps, Conferences, + Retreats When the school year winds down, FosterClub Lived Experience (LEx) Leaders are just getting started advocating for foster care reform, empowering their peers, and of course,... Read more

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Education
Mental health
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
Editorial
Blog

By AbbyShuler — Jun 5, 2023

The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council had the pleasure of meeting with key stakeholders from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) last week! Commissioner Jones-Gaston, Associate Commissioner Schomburg, and some of... Read more

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Mental health
Announcements
Blog

By Celeste — Apr 6, 2023

An Oregon summit will bring together young people with lived experience and field stakeholders for a day of thought-leadership, information-sharing and generating solutions for the future. If you are not automatically redirected, please click on... Read more

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Health care
Mental health
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
Public Policy
Blog

By APetite1 — Jan 27, 2023

This week, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council engaged with newly confirmed Administration of Children, Youth & Families Commissioner Rebecca Jones Gaston and Children’s Bureau Associate Commissioner Aysha Schomburg and... Read more

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Education
Entering foster care
Extension to age 21
Family relationships
Health care
Higher education
Independent living
Mental health
Permanence
Rights in foster care
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
Public Policy
Blog

By APetite1 — Dec 6, 2022

The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council is pleased to release its 19th priority statement: Supporting Immigrant Children & Youth in Foster Care . Recent years have seen an increase in attention to children... Read more

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Adoption
Entering foster care
Family relationships
Health care
Higher education
Independent living
Mental health
Permanence
Rights in foster care
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
Announcements
Blog

By APetite1 — Dec 22, 2020

SUMMARY Since the beginning of the pandemic, FosterClub has conducted several polls to monitor how the pandemic is affecting young people in and from foster care. FosterClub conducted a poll in late March ( results here ) and an additional poll in... Read more

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Education
Health care
Higher education
Homelessness
Housing
Independent living
Mental health
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
Editorial
Blog

By breannasmith — Feb 21, 2023

In recent years, there’s been an influx in conversations around Gender Affirming Care . As some activists fight to ensure all youth have access to Gender Affirming Care, some states work to end access to Gender Affirming Care. Yet... Read more

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LGBTQ+ & Two-Spirit youth
Mental health
Rights in foster care
Announcements
Blog

By APetite1 — Aug 30, 2022

In May 2022, the Council invited 12 key field partners to a conversation regarding the Council's priorities connected to Mental Health to inform the ongoing conversations regarding youth mental health and outline how young people in and from foster... Read more

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Mental health
Public Policy
Blog

By linda@fosterclub.com — Apr 6, 2022

Family is critical for young people in and from foster care. We know, from what Lived Experience (LEx) leaders have told us, that too often, foster youth are unnecessarily placed in congregate care facilities which has long-term impacts on their... Read more

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Mental health
Public Policy
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By APetite1 — Dec 31, 2020

Today, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council released a new statement: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Older Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood with 4 priorities... Read more

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Extension to age 21
Health care
Independent living
Mental health
Permanence
Transition (aging out)
Well-being