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New Food Assistance for Youth From Foster Care

By  lngoble  –  Jan 10, 2024  |  Filed under Announcements

What are these new guidelines? The new SNAP guidelines say that if you were in foster care at age 18 and are now under age 25, you may qualify food...

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Independent living
Transition (aging out)
Well-being

LEx Leaders Prove Power of Peer Support at Conference on Transitioning Out of Care

By  JohnnyBryant  –  Sep 11, 2023  |  Filed under Editorial

LEx Leaders Prove Power of Peer Support at Conference on Transitioning Out of Care Transitioning out of care is hard. But the four Lived Experience (LEx) Leaders and three FosterClub...

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Independent living
Transition (aging out)

LEx Leaders Speak on the Importance of Nondiscrimination Protections in Foster Care

By  AbbyShuler  –  Aug 28, 2023  |  Filed under Editorial

“Care shouldn’t be conditional, regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity.” — Keona Rose LEx leaders Daysha Reed (NC) and Keona Rose (AZ) met with the Every Child Deserves...

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LGBTQ+ & Two-Spirit youth

White House pledges to support LGBTQ2S+ youth in foster care!

By  AbbyShuler  –  Jun 28, 2023  |  Filed under Editorial

We are pleased to share the statement from President Biden and Vice President Harris in celebration of Pride month! The statement includes new actions that federal agencies are taking to...

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LGBTQ+ & Two-Spirit youth