Friday, March 20, 2020

Appreciation for Heather Zenone

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We Ohio folks had the honor and privilege of meeting with foster care alumna Heather Zenone in February. Heather is a powerful DC advocate...

Love this recommendation from CDF

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Love this recent recommendation from Children's Defense Fund national and the Child Welfare and Mental Health Coalition: "Bo...

National strategy proposals to strengthen the child welfare safety net in response to COVID-19

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Policy recommendations are being discussed behind the scenes to support young people in and from foster care, by advocates throughout th...
Monday, March 09, 2020

Many thanks, Ohio CASA

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As with any foster youth, Lisa Dickson didn’t choose the family she was born into. Instead, she was born into a family that included an a...
Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Appreciation for Representative Steve Stivers

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Representative Steve Stivers is a champion of foster and homeless youth   ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Learn more about the  Homeless Children and Youth ...
Sunday, March 01, 2020

Don't forget to #FosterMyFUTURE

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One of the 2020 priorities of Ohio foster care youth and alumni  is to make sure that we and our brothers and sisters of the system are: ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

FYI Combats Homelessness Among Former Foster Youth

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HUD Program Combats Homelessness Among Former Foster Youth Irene Luo and Jan Jekielek, The Epoch Times, February 25, 2020.  Every year, o...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Thank you, Governor, for standing by foster youth

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As published in the Columbus Dispatch on February 15, 2020, page 10B, Section: Editorial and Opinion, Column: Letters to the Editor: Th...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

National Advocacy in 2020

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Link to more photos In 2020, Ohio will be facilitating multiple trips to DC in order to continue to support and celebrate FYI vouchers...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

My 2020 Advocacy Goal is Persistence

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The primary definition of persistence is: "A firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or oppositi...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Columbus Foster Care Forum, during which 11 foster care alumni were able to share testimony

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Click to enlarge picture, and visit this link for more photos Foster care alumna and Children Services Transformation Advisory Coun...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Recognizes and Supports ACTION Ohio's efforts

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A decade of making a difference: Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee 1...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board endorses FSHO

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Many thanks to the  Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board  for endorsing the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act: "Brown and Grass...

Diffusion of Innovation

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Adopting a new idea or behavior is a process - and some people are quicker to do so than others.  1.) Innovators -tend to be eager t...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

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We each have our personal journeys. As a foster care youth, I was accepted into college at 16 years old, and entrusted to care of a leg...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Inequity undermines foster care outcomes

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In Ohio, social service programs are state sponsored and county administered. This is true for some other states as well -- but, according t...
Thursday, November 28, 2019

Let's get FSHO passed in the U.S. Senate

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Click to enlarge picture It has already passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives... Click to enlarge picture

Thankful for this year's early Thanksgiving dinners for foster care youth and alumni

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Saturday, November 09, 2019

“Despite the multiple ways that demands on Chafee-funded services have grown, Chafee has received minimal funding increases over the years. In fact, after counting for inflation, Chafee’s funding levels are about 30% lower now than when it was established” in 1999.

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Source: Funding Supports and Services for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care by Lynn Tiede and Kristina Rosinsky, Chi...

Senate version of Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act is introduced

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The Senate version of the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act was introduced this week by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator...