Writing

This year, Fostering Media Connections (FMC) launched its first-ever Youth Voice nonfiction writing contest and invited current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to submit essays.

This year, Fostering Media Connections (FMC) launched its first-ever Youth Voice nonfiction writing contest and invited current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to submit essays.

The strongest material you can have in advocating for your foster child is a well-documented daily journal. Keeping a daily journal assists you when reporting to the child welfare department or advocating for your foster child at case conferences and court hearings.

Children’s Rights, a New York-based organization that has brought class-action litigation against several states with troubled child welfare systems, is looking for participants for its 2nd annual Fostering the Future campaign this May.

In my last post, we heard Foster Youth Alliance (FYA) friend Ashley McCullough’s thoughts on effective advocacy. In this post, FYA Communications Manager Melinda Clemmons chats with Sade Daniels another inspiring young advocate.