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Category Archives: Foster Youth Internship
Former CCAI Foster Youth Intern Testifies Before Congress
This morning, former CCAI Foster Youth Intern (FYI), Talitha James, testified before Congress at the hearing Letting Kids Be Kids: Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth. Below is Talitha’s testimony, which speaks to the importance of normalcy for children in … Continue reading
CCAI Holiday Newsletter Available Now!
The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Holiday Newsletter is available here. Highlights include: National Adoption Day 2012 CCAI/CASA Holiday Wish List Program Kathleen Strottman: All I want for Christmas is a Family for Every Child CCAI Field Visit to Columbus, Ohio … Continue reading
Senator Kerry Introduces Bill Based on Recommendation from CCAI Foster Youth Intern
As if graduating from Harvard isn’t impressive enough, former CCAI Foster Youth Intern (FYI) Maurissa Sorensen has yet another impressive accolade to add to her portfolio: Legislative Change Agent. Each year the FYIs produce a legislative report in which they … Continue reading
It’s official!
In celebration of National Adoption Month, CCAI asked former Foster Youth Intern, Ashley Lepse, to share about the day the judge and her family finalized her adoption. “Can I hit it again?!” I asked the judge as I held the … Continue reading
Kathleen Strottman: Giving Thanks
Like most Americans, I spent today reflecting on the many blessings in my life. Not the least of which, is my family with whom I enjoyed today’s Thanksgiving feast. Yet, this is also a day where I stop to reflect … Continue reading
Former Foster Youth Interns Featured on FamilyLife Today
In a special live edition of FamilyLife Today, hosts Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine interviewed two former CCAI Foster Youth Interns, Chey Gethers and Mary Lee. Chey and Mary spoke about their lives in the foster care system, the struggles … Continue reading
2012 Foster Youth Interns Make their Voices Heard!
CCAI’s 2012 Foster Youth Interns (FYI) had a message to deliver to Capitol Hill: Here us now! The group of 13 former foster youth felt that for too long their voices had gone unheard, so on July 31, they released … Continue reading
Former CCAI Foster Youth Intern RJ Sloke and Senator Mary Landrieu on Fox News Live
Yesterday, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Senate Co-Chair Senator Mary Landrieu & former CCAI Foster Youth Intern Harold “RJ” Sloke spoke to Fox News Live to raise awareness about the needs of children in foster care without families. Click on … Continue reading
Post-Partisan; the Power of Foster Care Politics
Note: This article originally appeared in The Chronicle of Social Change. While the nation bemoans a “gridlocked” Congress and Comedy Central’s Messrs. Stewart and Colbert aptly ridicule both Presidential candidates for a disregard of specificity on one hand and hubris on the other, I … Continue reading
CCAI Foster Youth Interns Tell Capitol Hill: Hear Us Now!
CCAI’s Foster Youth Interns (FYI) have released a report, “Hear Me Now.” In it, the former foster youth share their personal experiences as well as policy recommendations to address child welfare issues, including: Use of psychotropic medication among foster youth, … Continue reading
