Empowering foster care youth and alumni to build successful lives in young adulthood Junior League Meeting, 2017
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Empowering foster care youth and alumni to
build successful
lives in young
adulthoodJunior League Meeting, 2017
Transition to Young Adulthood forfor a young person with loving,
involved parents
Transition to Young Adulthoodfor a foster care youth who “ages out”
Lack of Family Privilege
Top Three Needs:- Ohio Regional Thanksgivings- Three Days on the Hill sponsorship- Suits for Success: Long-term storage
On Wednesday, November 21, foster care alumni from all over the nation came to Capitol Hill to share Thanksgiving dinner on the west grassy lawn outside.
Our message was:“We share one thing in common -- the government served as our parents…
And now we are coming Home for the Holidays to remind the federal government to Foster Connections to Success.”
Copyright Lisa Dickson
Adding to a young person’s Circle of Support:
What exactly can I rely on you for?
It is critical to the youth’s success to identify those adults who will continue to provide various supports through and beyond the transition from care.
Clarifying exactly what the various supports will include can help to avoid gaps in the youth’s safety net and misunderstandings between the youth and the supportive adult(s).
• A home for the holidays• A place to do laundry• An emergency place to stay• Care packages while in college• Storage• Someone to discuss problems with• A phone or computer to use
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