Friday, March 17, 2017

Foster care is a bipartisan issue

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I am heart-happy about Ohio's fifth annual Three Days on the Hill. ❤️❤️❤️ One thing really amazed and encouraged me during this year...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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I agree with these recent quotes from Dan Rather: "Now is a time when none of us can afford to remain seated or silent. We mus...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Top Priority for 2017

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Improving long-term outcomes for young people in and from foster care  Let's start from there - settle for nothing less - and then mo...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Creating learning experiences for foster youth

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Do you remember being a teen, and those specific experiences that, at the time, seemed like   the most important moment in the world ? Thi...
Thursday, August 04, 2016

Supporting our brothers and sisters of the foster care system

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Sometimes our siblings of the foster care system try to put on a brave face and not show the world that they are struggling - right up un...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Quick Tips for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

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Thinking about some of the top things I wish someone had told me when I first aged out of foster care: 1 .) Give your best to each day, ever...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Need to find a way to celebrate and support former foster youth who graduate college and grad school

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It can be incredibly disheartening for former foster youth to work so hard to earn a degree, and then be immediately be reminded of their la...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Ohio needs a statewide hotline for foster youth and alumni

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If California can do it, why can't we? Still keep thinking about how great it would if there was one statewide number that youth c...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Learning more about Mobility Mapping, thanks to the Dave Thomas Foundation

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The Dave Thomas Foundation's adoption model is based on making sure that youth come first when it comes to adoption decisions. They firm...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

If you suspect child abuse or neglect, report it

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Reasons why being a mandatory reporter of abuse matters: 1. Mandatory reporting matters for kids who are victims. If no one cares enou...
Friday, January 29, 2016

Tough Love, Gentle Love... and Speaking the Truth in Love

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Some people are all about "tough love" - but I tend to lean towards gentle love.  I remember what it was like to experience abu...
Wednesday, December 09, 2015

#ACTION

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Friday, July 24, 2015

Housing continues to the biggest unmet need for young people "aging out" of foster care

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Mapping out our mission and our boundaries

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Whenever foster care youth, alumni and allies come together and make a difference -- that is altogether GREAT with me. I truly believe tha...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Needing something so badly you don't know how to get it

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How do I make healthy connections?  What does it look like when relationships slowly build over time?  As foster care youth, we often...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Ohio Child Welfare Challenges

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Details matter....

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Monday, July 28, 2014

2014 Homeless Children and Youth Act

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Because emancipated foster care youth who couch surf are homeless. Find out more at: http://helphomelesskidsnow.org/ 
Friday, June 13, 2014

Why FCAA Ohio hosts Thanksgivings in Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton Counties

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Becoming Legal Orphans of the System

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Results from the CFSR regarding: "Of all children in foster care for at least two years, what percent achieve permanency within the fol...