Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

  Link to more photos . Letter to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge .

This is a direct quote from a young person I spoke with earlier this week.  What young people need the most when striving to succeed in youn...

 

These quotes are just as true on Christmas Eve as they are during the Thanksgiving Together events when foster care youth and alumni designe...

 

The Dickson family Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of my blowtorch-wielding husband:

I recently saw a Facebook post that struggling to ask for help from others is a trauma response. It got me thinking about the many situation...

 The work continues...

 

 

 

State Senators Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Tina Maharath (D-Canal Winchester) held a press conference on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 at 10 am to i...

While preparing for a presentation this morning, I am reminded of the ongoing legacy of Ohio foster care youth and alumni positively impacti...

The Youth Ombudsman Coalition was initiated by the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio Youth Advisory Board, which is a statewide organization of you...

  The OHIO YAB and ACTION Ohio held a Zoom meeting with Representative Jarrells on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. We deeply appreciated Representativ...

This morning's Zoom with Representative Dontavius L. Jarrells was AWESOME. I think we've found our legislative champion to establish...

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  #StigmaBusters Something I didn't expect after the car accident was to experience short-term PTSD. Apparently, it's not uncommon, ...

  In Quest to Meet Needs of Foster Youth, More States Create Independent Ombuds Offices Conn, Megan. The Imprint: Youth and Family News, 7/2...

  Governor DeWine said, of the OHIO YAB's presentation today:  1.) That the youth were articulate and professional 2.) That the points t...