Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Housing vouchers for foster youth - and the role of youth in designing them

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Thankful that the provisions we designed continue to make a difference. Ohio foster care youth and alumni volunteered our time to travel to ...
Saturday, September 09, 2023

2023 Self Care Summit for Foster Youth and Alumni

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Link to more photos . September is Self-Care Awareness Month, and the OHIO YAB and ACTION Ohio partnered with Hope Valley and the Ohio Supre...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Extending foster care supports to age 23

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One thing on my Wish List is for the state of Ohio to extend foster care supports to age 23.   As former foster youth, at some of the proude...
Tuesday, July 04, 2023

23rd Wedding Anniversary and an Excellent Fourth of July

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  Click to enlarge It was an amazing Fourth:  Early morning call with difference-makers Working on foster care projects for most of the day,...
Friday, June 09, 2023

Kiddos Visit ~ June 2023

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  Link to more photos .
Friday, May 26, 2023

Tina Turner's legacy

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Tina Turner’s legacy is perseverance: Doing something despite difficulty or delay in reaching success; continuing to pursue a commitment des...
Friday, May 19, 2023

Hope Landing in Licking County

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What would it look like:  If you lived in a small county, among Ohio’s 88 options, and sincerely cared about improving foster care outcomes ...
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Lisa's interview with Angela Tucker of REFCA

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I was honored to be named a REFCA Champion and to be interviewed by Angela Tucker as part of the INNOVATE! podcast series. The acronym stand...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Foster Love ~ Two Scholarship Opportunities

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  Link to details about the BrandSource Scholarship Link to details about the Family Fellowship Scholarship
Thursday, April 13, 2023

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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When youth report being abused, we need to listen and take them seriously.
Monday, March 20, 2023

Op Ed by Jonathan Thomas

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As a former foster youth and a person of color, I am concerned that efforts to renew a federal law that exists to protect youth from abuse h...
Friday, February 03, 2023

This Issue is An Elephant

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My early morning thoughts after reading about youth spending nights in Franklin County Children Services offices ... Sometimes complex issue...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Crucial Conversations - Advocacy is full of them

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Youth Leaders Discuss Safety Concerns for Cuyahoga County Youth

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Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Cieria Roman, Raven Grice and Lisa Dickson participated in a virtual meeting wit...
Sunday, January 01, 2023

Ohio Foster Care Youth and Alumni Advocacy in 2023

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In 2022...  Ohio's very first Youth Ombudsman's Office was created.  Ohio foster youth helped design a  training pathway  to aid fos...
Friday, December 09, 2022

On the Eve of My Birthday

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To the tune of: 12 Days of Christmas   On the eve of my birthday, I am grateful for: One loving husband Foster youth and alumni   Amazing al...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

Scavenger Hunt for the Kiddos

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Messages of Encouragement, By Foster Youth For Foster Youth

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Love, love, love these messages of encouragement, created during the early Thanksgiving dinners...  You can click the images below to enlarg...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Ohio's First Youth Ombudsman

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It makes my heart incredibly happy that Ohio’s very first Youth Ombudsman, Jenny Stotts, was honored as one of Adoption Network Cleveland’s ...
Monday, November 21, 2022

2022 Central Ohio Thanksgiving Together

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 The 2022 Central Ohio Thanksgiving Together for current and former foster youth took place on Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 4:00...