Members of the National Collaborative for Transition-Age Youth with lived experience in foster care participated in the Family Focused Treatment Association’s Public Policy Institute during their week of advocacy in Washington, D.C.

Building on the release of its Playbook of Best Practices, the National Collaborative for Transition-Age Youth is partnering with jurisdictions to help child welfare leaders use the playbook to develop strategies to improve outcomes for young people moving from foster care to adulthood.

Across the country, a quarter of Americans mentor a child in some capacity each year. However, fewer than half of those who mentor do so through a formal program.

For Antwon Boone, becoming a mentor wasn’t part of his plan.