Uniting to

Transform Child Welfare

Family Voices United is a national partnership between FosterClub, Generations United, the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds, and Casey Family Programs. Together, we share a commitment to transforming child welfare by centering lived experience.


At the heart of this work is the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB), a team of 20 experts with firsthand child welfare experience. Their insights are fundamental, shaping every aspect of Family Voices United. By combining their real-world expertise with the reach of our national partners, we produce a richer, more impactful body of work, one that reflects the realities of children, youth, and families and drives meaningful policy and practice change.


Family Voices United lifts up lived experience, strengthens community connections, and informs decision-makers so that child welfare is understood and improved through the voices of those most affected.

Family Voices on Critical Child Welfare Topics

The Blog: Family Voices United in Action

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Fatherhood Blog 2
In child welfare, the impact of fathers and father figures is often overlooked. Yet whether they are biological dads, foster fathers, kinship caregivers, or community mentors, father figures play a...
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Fatherhood Blog 1
Fathers and father figures play a powerful role in young people’s lives. Yet too often, their importance is underestimated in the child welfare system. Research shows that when fathers are...
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LGBTQIA+ Blog 4
Parenting is challenging for anyone but LGBTQIA+ families in foster care often face extra obstacles. Support from community, peers, and allies can make all the difference. Members of the Family...

Tools for Professionals: Promoting Family Voices

Constituent Voice Assessment Toolkit

Helping organizations elevate the voices of youth and families with lived experience in foster care to influence policy and systems change.

Deepening Constituent Engagement Training

This interactive training, led by those with lived experience, offers tools and strategies to help child welfare organizations build meaningful LEx/Ally partnerships.

Learn more about Family Voices United

The Family Voices United Campaign centers lived experience in child welfare reform, engaging leaders, building capacity, and advocating for policies that keep families together.

Meet The Lived Experienced Advisory Board

 


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Samaris Rose
Connecticut
Molly Clore
Florida
Katie Biron
Washington
Susan Lagenfield
New York
Jarrod Hummer
Indiana
Churmell Mitchell
South Carolina
Roger De Leon Jr.
California
Pasqueal Nguyen
Louisiana
Beth Patton
Kansas
Genia Newkirk
North Carolina
Lynn Urvina
Washington
Bob Ruble
California
Gabe F
Illinois
Rowan
Indiana
Massachusetts
Washington