As former foster youth, we have the opportunity to:
- Seek to build a future that is brighter than our pasts
- Make things better for the next generation of foster youth
- Advocate to elevate the voices of young people in and from the foster care system
There is a way to make things better for others who have experienced our situation.
We have a responsibility to listen to our younger siblings of the foster care system.
Volunteering behind the scenes is rich with purpose. I say this as someone who has been volunteering my time to support the OHIO YAB since 2006 -- almost 20 years.
As a former foster, I volunteered my time before that as well. I went back to my prior placements, including group homes and emergency shelters, to seek to support current residents and give them hope.
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