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Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Thursday, April 20, 2017,Quest Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place,
Columbus, OH 43240
• We exist to be the knowledgeable statewide voice that influences policies and practices that effect all youth who have or will experience out of home care.
OHIO YAB Mission
Your Opportunity to Get InvolvedOHIO YAB Officer-in-Training Application
Follow-up Officers Retreat in Dayton, because ice storms can’t outlast advocacy
One of our 2017 OHIO YAB Priority Areas: Recruiting and Retaining
Foster Parents and Host Homes for Teens
- Group homes closing down- Foster care extended to 21- Not enough foster parents willing
to take teens
Explore ways to recruit and retain foster parents and host homes - and make sure that teens, foster parents and caseworkers each know what’s expected of them
OHIO YAB President, Stephfon Kennedy: Speaking in Reno, Nevada
Three Days on the Hill 2017: Fostering Stable Housing
Opportunities Act
Three Days on the Hill 2017: Meeting at HUD Headquarters
Three Days on the Hill 2017: Major turnout at HUD Headquarters
Three Days on the Hill 2017: Legislative Champions on the Hill
Three Days on the Hill 2017: Celebration Dinner,
sponsored by Casey Family Programs
April 2017 Press Release: Fostering Stable Housing
Opportunities Act
Brainstorming Topics
1. Thank you letters to Governor Kasich
2. Ohio Reach messaging for high schools
3. BRIDGES Program (foster care supports until age 21)
4. Draft youth resource guide
New and Good
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Next OHIO YAB Statewide Quarterly Meeting:• July 20, 2017
Purple Project Conference• June 15 – 16, 2017
Fostering Pathways to Success Conference• Oct. 12, 2017• Second floor available for OHIO YAB youth
activities during the afternoon
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