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.
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.
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.
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New partnering agencies and private providers launched the LifeSet™ program in Connecticut and Illinois in the first months of 2020.
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…
Youth transitioning out of foster care often face unique challenges compared to their peers; they have needs that aren’t always identified or addressed…
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…
Action News 5 stopped by Via Productions in Memphis for a behind-the-scenes look at our adoption video shoots…
Reagan tells WBIR News in Knoxville, TN about her journey entering and aging out of foster care. She’s now 19, co-president of a foster care support group, and on her way to study social work at the University of Tennessee.