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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

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
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The application period for the Outstanding Young Leader award is now open! FosterClub’s Outstanding Young Leaders recognition award and scholarship program is for incredible young people whose brilliance and resilience...

Education
Higher education
Housing
Independent living
Scholarships
Transition (aging out)
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There are great trees filled with leaves that are very beautiful, gorgeous, and precious. Each leaf is shaped uniquely, and it is astounding to notice how, although they are each...

Sibling separation
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People say, “brothers are forever." That they will, “always be by your side, no matter what.” Of course that's what they say; it's just hard to believe. It's hard to...

Family relationships
Sibling separation
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“Just give it another try.” I heard it many times. Sibling visits were something I despised. My siblings had been precious to me in the moment of removal from our...

Sibling separation
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Sibling (noun) - A partner in crime; an individual who holds your secrets. This is a definition I wish I would have been able to connect to. A wise person...

Family relationships
Sibling separation
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FosterClub was honored to formally receive a Community Benefits Grant from the Providence Seaside Hospital at their Celebration of Lights Ceremony on December 11th. The Celebration was filled with holiday...

Scholarships

When most people see my sisters they see a reflection of me. Both of my sisters have the same skinny arms, nerd glasses, and pale skin that I have. But...

Sibling separation