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Graphic for the 2025 Virtual Roundtable titled ‘Access Granted: Mapping Pathways and Networks That Nurture,’ happening December 11, 2025, from 2–3:30 EST. Includes brief descriptions of three topics: Mapping the Path Forward, Access & Belonging Networks, and From Learning to Earning.
Young people in and from foster care often leave the system without the networks and relationships needed to thrive in adulthood. On December 11, 2025, the National Foster Youth &
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Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council poll announcement. Survey about social capital and support networks in foster care. Deadline: November 26, 2025. Eligibility: Foster care experience, age 18+. Link: bit.ly/npcscpoll25
We Want to Hear From You Many young people leave foster care without the connections and support networks they need to succeed. This is a common experience across the foster...
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Four people sit around a wooden table in a café, engaged in conversation. One person holds open a magazine showing a large wave, while the others smile and lean in. The background features plants, artwork, and a red bicycle on the wall.
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support lifelong connections for young people in...
Education
Entering foster care
Family relationships
Mental health
Permanence
Rights in foster care
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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Four women smile and laugh while blowing bubbles and holding colorful pinwheels on a sandy surface with a concrete wall in the background.
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support the well-being and mental health of...
Family relationships
Mental health
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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12 Ideas for Supporting Youth through the Holidays
1. Understand and encourage youth’s own traditions and beliefs Encourage discussion about holiday traditions the young person experienced prior to being in foster care, or even celebrations they liked while...
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Quinceanera Dress
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For the first month after Marisol* moved in with former FosterClub Lived Experience Leader Jenn Martinez-Pettet and her husband Michael, all Marisol watched were videos of quinceañeras, which are special...
Family relationships
Well-being

The Supreme Court recently issued a 7-2 decision on the Brackeen v. Haaland case, fully affirming the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and dismissing all arguments against...

Adoption
Family relationships
Permanence
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being