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Have you picked up your copy of "Follow the Love: Permanent Connections Scaffolding"? If you want to improve your programs, practices, and policies for youth and young adults in the foster care system, what are you waiting for? Order now- https://lnkd.in/e8mShbiu If you are a Follow the Love reader, please share this post and help spread the Youth-Centered message. #YouthVoice #Permanent Connections #FollowtheLove

Many young adults rely on their parents for financial and emotional support well into their twenties. But what about those who "graduate" from foster care each year? These young people often enter adulthood abruptly and without the same level of support. While some states offer extended foster care, many of these vulnerable young adults deserve even more. They need the kind of creativity and commitment that biological and adoptive parents provide for their own children. If you want to learn more about this important issue and how we can support these young adults, read the full article below: https://lnkd.in/eVY_fTGi Youth Empowerment Success Services - Helping Youth become housed, educated, employed, and connected 💚 www.yess4youth.org #FosterCare #SupportYoungAdults #EveryChildMatters #YouthEmpowerment #FosterCare #AgingOut

May is National #FosterCareMonth. This year’s theme, "Engaging Youth. Building Supports. Strengthening Opportunities.", emphasizes how essential it is to create a system that takes a holistic and culturally responsive approach to engage foster youth in planning for their future. Click on the link to learn about the different ways to support and prepare youth transitioning out of foster care into adulthood and independent living: https://bit.ly/2WaWfLo.

Your team registration helps I Pour Life empower at-risk youth, many who are in foster care, develop crucial life skills and social capital for their journey into adulthood! #YouthEmpowerment #LifeSkills #SocialCapital https://loom.ly/Im0Q8fI

Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of many children who are looking to grow into successful adults. To make a gift in support of the older at-risk, foster care, and exploited youth who are working to become thriving adults, https://loom.ly/yISLmiA #FosterCareAwareness #FosterYouth #FosterCareAwareness #FosterStrength #FosterSuccess #FosterTogether

Today is #TrainingTuesday! This week's highlight is our on-demand course "How Loss Impacts Youth in Foster Care."  Foster youth often encounter unexplained loss of someone or something important that forces unwelcome change in their lives, leaving youth in a state of grieving.  This training explains characteristics of loss with clear examples and provides information about the communication skills needed to engage in open, positive communication to ensure your youth feel heard and supported!  To learn more or enroll in this training, click the link provided below: https://lnkd.in/gAfaAThB

New beginnings and endless possibilities start with opening your home to an older youth. The Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program provides financial aid to support young adults from foster care as they pursue post-secondary education and training. Learn more here. If you’re considering becoming a foster family for an older youth, Aria shares, "Taking in older kids can be challenging, but they truly need a loving home. Remember, parenting doesn’t stop when they turn 18. Often, they have no one else but their foster parents, so keep that in mind when deciding to foster." https://lnkd.in/gXDzxpKM #SupportSDFosterCare #SouthDakotaFosterCare #FosterCareSD #SupportSDKids #SDKidsNeedYou #BeAFosterParent #ChangingLivesSD

🚀 Exciting News Alert! 🚀 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just dropped some crucial guidance for grant recipients! 📢👏 Dive into the details about the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program by HUD, providing rental assistance and support to young adults leaving foster care. 🏡💙 Stay ahead with RegAlytics! Stay in the know! Explore how RegAlytics can empower your organization. 💡💼 Learn more at www.regalytics.ai #RegAlytics #HHSUpdate #FYIProgram #RegTechRevolution #StayInformed #HousingForYouth #RegAlyticsUpdates #RegTechSolutions #KnowledgeIsPower #FosterYouthSupport #RegTechLeaders #EmpowerWithRegAlytics #KeepInformed #HUDGuidance #SocialImpact #YouthEmpowerment #RegAlyticsInsights

Building strong relationships between foster and birth parents helps foster youth feel more comfortable while in care and can support reunification efforts. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gucjxzsE. #NationalReunificationMonth 

When children are first admitted to foster care, it is requested that we provide them a “place of safety”. But for those who have experienced trauma, feeling safe requires far more than a location. A compassionate, loving foster home is the environment where we can begin to form #connection, build #trust, and promote #healing. That is when foster children, youth, and young adults can begin to feel safe — truly safe. 🔷 Learn about who we are: 🔹 https://lnkd.in/g6GFm6rm 🔶 How we prioritize trauma-informed care: 🔸 https://lnkd.in/geuhwSY7 #connectionmatters #fostercare #fosterparents #fosterparenting #childwelfare #traumainformedcare #gabormate