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Share Your Perspective: Supporting young people and families involved in juvenile justice and child welfare

Organization/Advocate
Family Voices United wants to hear from YOU! If you are a current or former foster youth, parent or relative/kinship caregiver - share your voice - and you could... (Read more)
Older Youth

Podcast: Family Voices on Strengthening Families & Keeping Kids out of Foster Care

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Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Listen as Family Voices United members share perspectives on strengthening families and opportunities with prevention support to keep kids out of foster care. Learn how constituents are taking action, getting... (Read more)
Kinship
Mental Health
Older Youth
Prevention

Podcast: Family Voices on Legal Representation for Families

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Organization/Advocate
Listen as Family Voices United members share how legal representation can make a difference for families. Learn how constituents are taking action, getting involved, and building the movement! Click here... (Read more)
Kinship
Older Youth
Prevention

Colorado engages constituents in Family First Prevention Services Act planning!

Organization/Advocate
Colorado's Office of Youth, Children, & Families surveyed constituents - youth/alumni, parents/family members, kinship providers, and foster parents - to learn their concerns and barriers to engagement. From that survey,... (Read more)
Kinship
Older Youth

"...It just seemed to me that legislators might want to hear the voice of someone who’s impacted by a bill that’s on the table..."

Youth/Alumni
Youth and alumni from Louisiana's foster care system are asking legislators to extend foster care to the age of 21. One advocate, Spearman, shared why he believes foster care should... (Read more)
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Congregate Care Kinship Mental Health Older Youth Pregnant & Parenting Youth Prevention

Resource Types

  • Adoptive Parent (11)
  • Birth Parent (26)
  • Foster Parent (12)
  • Kinship Caregiver (29)
  • Organization/Advocate (35)
  • Youth/Alumni (33)

Family Voices United is a collaborative project. We are working closely with partners in multiple states and jurisdictions to elevate the voice and perspective of young people, parents, and kinship providers. We invite you to learn more about how you can get involved. The Family Voices United team is a partnership including:

Casey Family Programs

FosterClub 

Generations United

Children's Trust Fund Alliance


 

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