Child welfare systems do not collect post-secondary completion data for former foster youth. Despite the Chafee Program’s intent to prepare transitioning youth for self-sufficiency, states’ passage of extended foster care, and college tuition waivers, we are not collecting data that
Former foster youth from across Florida stepped into Selfless Love Foundation’s Dream Tank for the chance of a lifetime. The annual competition, which invites contestants to share their aspirations with a panel of judges, took place on Friday, May 13 at The
The most manipulative people on earth are babies. They cry when they are hungry. They cry when they are wet. They cry when they want to be held. Babies manipulate us to get their needs met. Babies cry to survive. Youth
OVI is happy to provide monthly YOUTH WHISPERER blogs to support our colleagues working with transition-age foster youth. These blogs include highlights of the most recent research on transition age foster youth, success stories from the field, and principles of
One Voice IMPAACT is happy to provide monthly YOUTH WHISPERER blogs to support our colleagues working with transition age foster youth. These blogs will include highlights of the most recent research on transition age foster youth, success stories from the
One Voice IMPAACT is happy to provide monthly YOUTH WHISPERER blogs to support our colleagues working with transition age foster youth. These blogs will include highlights of the most recent research on transition age foster youth, success stories from the
One Voice IMPAACT is thrilled to provide monthly YOUTH WHISPERER blogs to support our colleagues working with transition age foster youth. These blogs will include highlights of the most recent research on transition age foster youth, success stories from the
It is time to listen to youth voices in the foster care system. We cannot improve the system without gathering feedback from the consumers of our programs. We MUST raise youth voice from a whisper to a thunderous roar. We MUST integrate lessons learned from their lived experience
Five Selected Finalists Present their Career Dreams and Aspirations in Front of Prestigious Panel of Judges; Receive Funding Selfless Love Foundation (SLF), a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of current and former foster youth, recently hosted its Statewide Dream
Foster Youth Alumni, Brown’s Harbor Graduate, and entrepreneur, Gaiola, was the recipient of the 2019 Dream Award. Selfless Love Foundation awards a former foster youth that is excelling in leadership and entrepreneurship with an annual Dream Award. Hear her story
