Youth/Alumni | Family Voices United

Family Voices on Discrimination in the Child Welfare System

Listen as Family Voices United members share their experiences with racism and discrimination in the child welfare system, their vision of an anti-racist system. Click here to listen... (Read more)

Kinship

Older Youth

“What is needed to ensure school reopenings are safe and equitable for children and families who are most impacted by COVID-19?”

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Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents, and kinship and relative caregivers: “ What is needed to ensure school reopenings are safe and equitable for children... (Read more)

Kinship

Mental Health

Older Youth

Podcast: Family Voices on School Reopening

Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

Listen as Family Voices United members share their concerns, supports needed, and suggestions on school reopening. Click here to listen ! Podcast Features: Natalie Clark, FosterClub Young... (Read more)

Pregnant & Parenting Youth

Prevention

“As states move towards reopening, what supports would help you and your family make that transition most successful?”

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Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

As states move towards reopening, what supports would help you and your family make that transition most successful? Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents, and kinship... (Read more)

Kinship

Older Youth

Prevention

Podcast: Family Voices on Self-Care During a Crisis

Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Organization/Advocate

Listen as Family Voices United members share self-care lessons and practices. Learn how constituents are taking surviving, prioritizing self-care, and supporting eachother during a crisis. Click here to listen!... (Read more)

Prevention

“When a youth leaves a foster care facility or institutional care (like a treatment center), what supports will be most helpful for them to integrate back into a family setting?”

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Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents and kinship and relative caregivers: “ When a youth leaves a foster care facility or institutional care (like a... (Read more)

Congregate Care

Prevention

“What are the EARLY warning signs that a family might be approaching a crisis?"

Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents and kinship and relative caregivers: “What are the EARLY warning signs that a family might be approaching a crisis? To... (Read more)

Kinship

Older Youth

Prevention

FosterClub Press Release: Young People from Foster Care Hit Hard by COVID-19, Lack Resources and Connections to Weather this Storm

Youth/Alumni

Organization/Advocate

(Washington D.C.) A second in a series of polls of young people from foster care has been conducted by FosterClub, the national network for young people from foster care, revealing... (Read more)

Older Youth

What are the ways that the COVID-19 crisis is impacting you and/or your family?

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Birth Parent

Youth/Alumni

Kinship Caregiver

Foster Parent

Adoptive Parent

Organization/Advocate

Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents and kinship and relative caregivers: “What are the ways that the COVID-19 crisis is impacting you and/or your family?” Some... (Read more)

FosterClub Press Release: Youth from Foster Care Thrown into Crisis During Pandemic

Youth/Alumni

Organization/Advocate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mar 27, 2020 (Washington, DC) In a poll of young people from foster care conducted online via Facebook and Email March 21-24, 2020, FosterClub, the national network... (Read more)

Older Youth