Lakeisha Gomes, foster care regional manager, spoke with Local24 about Foster Care Awareness month and Youth Villages’ efforts to find our homes for our youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mission to place kids in foster care continues despite pandemic
Foster care recruiter LaTava Chandler spoke with WREG3 in Memphis about the continuous need for foster parents, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how to become a foster parent.
Youth Villages helping MTSU senior on path toward degree, career
With help from LifeSet specialists like Michelle Boyd, youth who age out of foster care have the opportunity to live successfully. Fox17 in Nashville spoke with Boyd and youth, Keion Wood, about their journey into her senior year at Middle Tennessee State University.
Mission to place kids in foster care continues despite pandemic, Youth Villages says
Even during this pandemic, the push for foster families continues. “We are still pushing to get as many families as we can to become foster families.
Youth Villages helping teens and young adults in foster care navigate through COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic, youth in foster care need more support than ever. Our Johnson City team spoke with WJHL about our efforts to make sure they continue to live safely and successfully.
Advocacy groups launch #upchafee campaign to urge congress to take action for youth in foster care during the Covid-19 crisis
https://jlc.org/news/advocacy-groups-launch-upchafee-campaign-urge-congress-take-action-youth-foster-care-during
Partners launch LifeSet™ in Connecticut and Illinois
New partnering agencies and private providers launched the LifeSet™ program in Connecticut and Illinois in the first months of 2020.
The LifeSet™ Difference
Young people who have experienced foster care have so much potential, but without support in their teens and early 20s, they may struggle to transition into adulthood…
Leaving foster care: A needs assessment from Turning Points for Children, a LifeSet™ implementing provider
Youth transitioning out of foster care often face unique challenges compared to their peers; they have needs that aren’t always identified or addressed…
Youth Voice: Young people drive positive change to foster care policy in Louisiana
When the Louisiana Legislature convened on March 9, one item on the table for consideration during the three-month session was a Bill of Rights for children and youth in the state’s foster care system…