Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Youth and Alumni Participate in FCAA Leadership and Advocacy Training in Cincinnati

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Roleplays of Legislator Visits

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Certificate of Completion of FCAA Leadership and Advocacy Training in Cincinnati

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Florida Cost-Cutting Strategies Are Putting Up A Detour Sign on the Road to Independence

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Here we have a program that is working . It's helping emancipated foster care youth to make it during their transition to adulthood. Ye...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood

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Child Trends recently released a factsheet on What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood . Observations included the fo...

Two New Resources for Disconnected Youth

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The term "disconnected youth" generally refers to young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school or employed in...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Parental Support Provided to Adult Children After Age 18

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately half of young adults ages 18 to 24 in the United States live at home with their parents:...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

FCAA Culture of Foster Care Postcard Project

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Amariana Crenshaw , today I am dedicating this FCAA Postcard to you....
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Monday, February 15, 2010

An Injustice and An Atrocity

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You will never get the chance to meet four-year-old Amariana Crenshaw. Her life ended when she was burned beyond recognition by one or mor...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Challenges Facing Transitional Youth - Especially African American Young Men

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Hearing this radio interview on NPR , and reading the research below concerns me - especially because of African Americans overrepresentati...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Ohio County Map - Foster Care Youth & Alumni Communities

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Monday, February 01, 2010

Ohio Children Abused or Neglected, By County

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

10TV News Coverage of FCAA Ohio Thanksgiving 2009

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Fox News Coverage of FCAA Ohio Thanksgiving 2009

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Rates of Poverty Growing Across the Nation

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Also of note: The youth unemployment rate of summer 2009 was the highest on record. A record number (3.3 million) of job-seeking young p...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Lisa Dickson named Volunteer of the Year

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Ohio Foster Care Alumna Named Volunteer of the Year Foster Care Alumni of America names Lisa Dickson Volunteer of the Year Washington,...
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Interview on WOSU NPR

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Foster Kids Who Age Out of Care Face Tough Road Mandie Trimble, WOSU News (2010-01-11). COLUMBUS, OH (WOSU) - Many rites of passages come...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

Thought on Approaching the New Year

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We are approaching a new decade -- can you believe that? I am hoping that it's a decade of continued positive change regarding improvi...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Real Research On Foster Care

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As a former foster child and current youth advocate, the research I respect most comes from the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the Univ...