Foster COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
We are excited to be in community with you! Check out these opportunities to connect.
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PRESENTATION TOPICS:
Foster Scholars is available to present on a variety of topics:
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Engaging lived experience in foster care in research, practice, and policy
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Strategies for child welfare, K-12, higher education, and other supportive adults
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Launching campus-based support and mentor programs
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Addressing barriers to higher education access and success family privilege across the lifespan
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Supporting transitions from foster care to higher education and careers
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Navigating careers in child welfare and education as lived experience experts
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Cultivating authentic partnerships with lived experience experts
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Youth empowerment
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Multidimensional, intersectional, and cultural perspectives on foster care experience
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Emancipatory research practices and engaging Foster Scholar research consultants
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Review and evaluation of programs for young people with experience in foster care
May 2024
National Foster Care Month
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Foster Scholars will be highlighting on social media:
**2024 Graduates receiving a postsecondary degree (Associate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate)
Submit your highlight:
https://forms.gle/fXQ7fMBM5pGTG9iy7
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**Former Foster Youth transforming the narrative and outcomes of college-going foster youth through practice, research, and advocacy.
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Submit your highlight: https://forms.gle/SGyjMHgWmWw6b4Ht5
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