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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Meeting the Governor of Colorado in person

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Photo of Gov. Bill Ritter with Lisa I had the privilege of meeting Colorado Governor Bill Ritter in person this week at the Many Voices, On...
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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Colorado and foster care

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Good things are happening in Colorado, under Gov. Bill Ritter's leadership. In April 2007, United Way made it possible for a pair of fos...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

California Resources for Homeless Youth from A - Z

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I only wish that my state would invest more time and money in youth housing... Alameda Family Services Bill Wilson Center California Coali...
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Friday, May 02, 2008

Excellent Foster Parent Video

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Keynote Presentation at 15th Annual Daniel Memorial Foster Care Conference

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Follow this link if you'd like to read a portion of my keynote address....
Saturday, April 26, 2008

We don't want "your kind" around here

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Photograph by Mike Tobias, Port Arthur News A group of Texas residents appear to be enforcing their own form of segregation , by protesting...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Rethinking Orphanages

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http://www.merage.uci.edu/~mckenzie/rethink/rethink.htm
Saturday, April 19, 2008

Four recurring nightmares that I have...

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1.) Back to school : Sometimes, like tonight, I dream that I didn't really get my degree after all... I am informed that I am just one c...
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Youth in foster care deserve a voice in court

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Dave Jones, a California Democrat, recently introduced legislation to bring foster children into the court hearings that decide their fates ...
Thursday, April 17, 2008

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

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Please visit this site to learn more about the history of Child Abuse Prevention Month, state chapters and free resource packets.
Saturday, April 05, 2008

What is Cognitive Dissonance?

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Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term describing the uncomfortable tension that may result from: - Having two conflicting thoughts a...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

CWLA Peer Mentoring

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Fostering Healthy Connections Through Peer Mentoring is a program initiated by the Child Welfare League of America and piloted in Louisvill...

In My Shoes

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In My Shoes is a non-profit, peer-mentoring organization in Tuscon, Arizona that matches adults who have previously been in foster care wit...

How ASTI evolved into the Transitioning Teens program

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The Transitioning Teens Program is a collaborative effort among the Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, the Governor's Office of Emerge...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

Orphan Foundation of America v-mentoring program

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The Orphan Foundation of America's vMentor Program uses technology to match volunteer mentors with current and former foster youth ages...

Mentoring USA

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The New York State mentoring program was chaired by Matilda Raffa Cuomo, who has been described as being the most active First Lady in New ...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Disrupted adoption from the adoptee's point of view

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Currently in the United States, adoptions are being promoted as the “cure” for foster care, and a panacea to all permanency issues. And yet,...
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Monday, February 18, 2008

For Oregon foster children, the psychotropic drugs are plentiful, but mental health services are few

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Dr. Walter Shaffer, medical director for Oregon's medical assistance programs testified before the Senate Health and Human Services tha...
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Two great bills for foster care youth

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Arkansas foster children driver's license passes "Foster children would be able to obtain a driver's license more easily under ...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Who has the authority to define "permanency?"

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How the System Defines Permanency A recent round table of experts, convened by Casey Family Services and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, d...
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As a former foster myself, my passion is to advocate side-by-side with young people in and from foster care, to partner with them to design proactive policy solutions, and to promote resources to improve outcomes.
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