The Young Women's Project- Foster Care Campaign

05/08/2013

Read our latest blog post on the need for increased Independent Living Program stipends. Learn more here:

Youth in ILPs are not able to save their money. They should be given enough money so that they can spend on the things they need, and have enough money to put away in the bank to have something to fall back on. Things in the world are getting more expensive to buy every day. Once they age out, they…

05/08/2013

May is National Foster Care Month! With over 1000 young people in DC foster homes/housing institutions, much work remains in securing and implementing rights for these youth in our nation's capital.

Brochures, posters, promotional graphics and other digital materials are available as a part of the Foster Care Month toolkit.

04/30/2013

Friends, allies, and supporters -- we need your help! Support for DC shelters and homeless youth have taken a huge hit. Organizations like Sasha Bruce Youthwork, the only shelter for under-18 runaway and homeless youth, have had to significantly cut their available space.

Please tell The Council of the District of Columbia that you prioritize funding housing, supporting youth, and ending homelessness in the 2014 Budget. http://www.windc-iaf.org/may1/

TIME TO ACT ON THE DC BUDGET The budget is now before the DC Council, [...]

04/29/2011

This is EXACTLY why we do what we do.....

The District's child welfare system is failing the city's abused and neglected children in critical ways, a D.C. inspector general's report has found.

04/27/2011

It's a new day for foster youth in the District! Join us as we move forward with a whole new agenda. Educating elected officials, bringing youth to the table, and helping to give youth a voice in the day to day decisions that affect their lives. When given the opportunities and resources, young people step up to the plate and make things happen. The days of youth being "seen and not heard" are over!

04/21/2011

The Foster Care Campaign team is looking for young motivated youth leaders to participate in FCC!!! Come join us in changing lives and spreading awareness of foster youth issues.