Youth Voices Rising

09/26/2026

Young people need us to stop treating sibling connections as an extra service because it should be part of what we do, writes Chauncey Strong.

This article is published in partnership with The National Network for Foster Sibling Connections.

Young people need us to stop treating sibling connections as an extra service because it should be part of what we do, writes Chauncey Strong.

09/24/2026

SNAP work requirements can help build skills. But, without trauma-informed care, they're a barrier instead of a bridge, writes Chantel Jackson.

09/18/2026

We’re so close to our goal and every dollar counts.

Help us ensure youth impacted by foster care, justice systems and homelessness can tell their own stories.

Young people who want to share their perspectives should have the opportunity, tools and support to be heard.

Give now. Share widely. Be part of the change.


https://donate.stripe.com/00g1553qCf4k8g0fZ5

09/16/2026

There is still time to sign up for tomorrow's webinar!

Join us for a discussion on how travel can be a profound experience of freedom for lived-experts—beyond labels like “foster youth,” “system-involved,” or “at-risk.

Register now for Passport to Possibility: How Travel Transforms Lived Experts.

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09/16/2026

"YVR gives me freedom and hope because the organization lets me know I matter, and so does my lived experience."

— Lakievia Johnson

What if more than 50 young people impacted by foster care, the justice system and homelessness could have their voices heard?

Youth Voices Rising is making it happen by creating opportunities for young people with lived experience to share their stories, build community and know that their voices matter.

Tomorrow, hear directly from former foster youth, including Lakievia, about the impact of sharing their stories and having their lived experiences valued.

Join us for the webinar and help Youth Voices Rising raise $15,000 to publish articles by former foster youth in XX more states. Your support helps make more stories, opportunities and voices possible.

Register for Thursday’s webinar: https://fosteringmediaconnections-917.my.webex.com/weblink/register/r1adae8c5409eb4a05eb9c5d9cb1da90c

And support YVR today: https://donate.stripe.com/00g1553qCf4k8g0fZ5

09/15/2026

Your support can help young people turn their experiences into stories that shape conversations, challenge misconceptions and influence change.

Through Youth Voices Rising, your donation provides journalism training, coaching, editing and publishing opportunities for young people impacted by foster care, the justice system and homelessness.

We’re raising $15,000 to publish more youth-written stories in more states. Will you give today and help make sure young people who want to share their story have the tools, support and platform to be heard?

Give today. https://donate.stripe.com/00g1553qCf4k8g0fZ5

09/14/2026

There’s still time to register! Join Youth Voices Rising for “Passport to Possibility: How Travel Transforms Lived Experts” on Sept. 17.

Don’t miss this conversation about how travel can expand perspectives, build confidence and transform possibilities. Register today!

https://www.fosteringmediaconnections.org/events/passport-to-possibility-how-travel-transforms-lived-experts

09/14/2026

Too often, stories about foster care, the justice system and homelessness are told about young people, not by them.

Youth Voices Rising is changing that.

We’re raising $15,000 to give young writers the tools, training and platform to tell their own stories and bring more youth voices to more states in 2027.

Imagine 50 powerful stories. 50 voices. 50 opportunities to influence systems that too often overlook those most impacted.

Help a young person in YOUR state share their story.

Donate today: https://donate.stripe.com/00g1553qCf4k8g0fZ5

09/03/2026

What happens when we step outside the places and labels that have defined us?

For young people with lived experience in the child welfare system, travel can create space for freedom, healing, confidence and a new perspective on identity, culture and belonging.

Join us Sept. 17 for a conversation about how travel can challenge scarcity mindsets, expand possibilities and help us reimagine what’s possible beyond labels like “foster youth,” “system-involved” or “at-risk.”

Register now: https://fosteringmediaconnections-917.my.webex.com/weblink/register/r1adae8c5409eb4a05eb9c5d9cb1da90c

08/31/2026

Youth Voices Rising connects young people with lived experience in foster care to resources, opportunities and stories from former foster youth. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter to stay connected and hear directly from young people with lived experience.

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