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Pregnant & Parenting Youth

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Understanding the Challenges Young People Face in Navigating the Safety Net

Organization/Advocate
How can policies and programs work better for young people? We talked with young people who face these challenges (and people working at youth-serving organizations that connect young people to... (Read more)
Older Youth
Pregnant & Parenting Youth

So You Want to Include a Lived Experience Expert?

Organization/Advocate
There is increasing interest in engaging lived experts in the development of law, policy, training, and organiza- tional leadership. Before diving in, it is important to think through the why,... (Read more)
Kinship
Older Youth
Pregnant & Parenting Youth

Share Your Perspective: Expectant and Parenting Youth

Youth/Alumni
In November, we asked: "What supports should be provided to maintain stable foster care placements for expectant and parenting youth, or to support them in achieving safe reunification with relatives/loved... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting Youth

Family Voices United Family First Peer Learning Session

Organization/Advocate
On March 11th, 2021 Family Voices United held a peer learning session with parents, kinship caregivers, and foster youth alumni, on the Family First Prevention Services Act, New Opportunities in... (Read more)
Congregate Care
Kinship
Mental Health
Older Youth
Pregnant & Parenting Youth
Prevention

Podcast: Family Voices on School Reopening

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Foster Parent
Adoptive Parent
Organization/Advocate
Listen as Family Voices United members share their concerns, supports needed, and suggestions on school reopening. Click here to listen ! Podcast Features: Natalie Clark, FosterClub Young... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting Youth
Prevention

From being served by the system to influencing it: Rynn Bell helps human services agencies reshape how they provide services

Birth Parent
The Kresge Foundation recently highlighted a great story about Rynn Bell, a Colorado mother who has gone from being served by the system to influencing it. From sitting in waiting... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting Youth

Topics

Congregate Care Kinship Mental Health Older Youth Pregnant & Parenting Youth Prevention

Resource Types

  • Adoptive Parent (20)
  • Birth Parent (35)
  • Foster Parent (21)
  • Kinship Caregiver (38)
  • Organization/Advocate (44)
  • Youth/Alumni (43)

Family Voices United is a collaborative project among Casey Family Programs, Children's Trust Fund Alliance, FosterClub and Generations United. We support prevention services for struggling families, support for kinship caregivers, standardized requirements for  residential treatment placements and services that assist older youth aging out of care. We work closely with partners in multiple states and jurisdictions to elevate the voice and perspective of young people, parents and kinship providers.