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Reflections on Being Seen and Heard During Children’s Advocacy Week

By Tatum Heath, Peer Coach As a former foster youth and a Peer Coach for foster youth and alumni, I think that Children’s Advocacy Week was so beneficial for the young adults because it has really lit a fire in the youth. It has driven them to become more involved [...]

By |2024-02-15T11:22:06-05:00February 15, 2024|News|

Journey to Success KY: Week of Action on Chafee

By Keisha Lyon, member of Journey to Success Kentucky Earlier this month, the Journey to Success Kentucky team traveled to Washington DC hoping to elevate youth voices to our federal legislators. Among them were two lived experience experts who joined nationwide JTS advocates at Capitol Hill. Our main  goals were asking [...]

By |2024-02-15T11:22:01-05:00December 27, 2023|News|

Empowering Youth in Foster Care: The Vital Role of a Peer Coach

In the challenging journey from foster care to independent living, having a dedicated support system can make all the difference. Kentucky Youth Advocates/True Up is at the forefront of creating positive change for young people, particularly those with a foster care background. To further this mission, we are actively seeking [...]

By |2023-12-11T16:31:48-05:00December 11, 2023|News|

Truth Telling Circles: Healing from the Past and Taking Action for the Future

The urgent need to decrease disproportionality of Black/African-American youth in Kentucky’s foster care system continues to be reiterated every time young adults with a foster care history share their lived experiences. Goals of the Truth Telling Circles and the Thriving Families, Safer Children project work include increased community awareness and the importance of [...]

By |2023-11-15T16:45:44-05:00November 15, 2023|News|

New Report – Fostering Connections: Actions Needed to Prevent Homelessness Among Foster Care Alumni

New Report – Fostering Connections: Actions Needed to Prevent Homelessness Among Foster Care Alumni Featuring Findings from Interviews and Surveys with Young Adults with Lived Experience and Recommendations LOUISVILLE, KY – Whether they exit care through adoption, family reunification, or aging out, foster care alumni are at higher risk of [...]

By |2023-09-27T14:42:50-04:00September 27, 2023|News|

Journey to Success KY: Community Conversations Coming to a Town Near You!

Journey to Success is a policy advocacy campaign that seeks to improve opportunities and outcomes for all youth and young adults who experience foster care by promoting their healing, family connections, and economic security. Kentucky Youth Advocates has developed a team of foster care alumni that represent the Journey to Success [...]

By |2023-08-01T13:38:20-04:00August 1, 2023|News|

Understanding the Impacts of Homelessness for Foster Youth

By Carlie Reeves, Intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates Homelessness, while experienced by many, disproportionately affects those with a foster care experience.  It has been found that in Kentucky, 1 in 3 young adults who have foster care experience will face homelessness/housing instability at some point. So, out of the 1,132 [...]

By |2023-06-13T10:32:08-04:00June 12, 2023|News|

Report: Too Many Kentucky Young People Exit Foster Care Without Permanent Families and Unprepared to Thrive on Their Own

Too Many Kentucky Young People Exit Foster Care Without Permanent Families and Unprepared to Thrive on Their Own Fostering Youth Transitions 2023 Urges Improvements to Extended Foster Care Transition LOUISVILLE, KY – Permanent families and supportive adult connections, stable housing, and postsecondary education remain beyond the reach of too many young people [...]

By |2023-07-06T14:14:20-04:00May 10, 2023|News|

A Look at Power Sharing During Foster Care Month

By Tamara Vest May is National Foster Care Month. Did you know that Kentucky has over 8,500 children in out-of-home care? As of April 2, 2023, nearly 30 percent of those children have a permanent goal of adoption, 53 percent have a goal of reunification, and the remaining 17 percent may have other [...]

By |2023-05-03T17:25:59-04:00May 3, 2023|News|
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