ACTION
Ohio ~ Alumni of
Care Together Improving Outcomes Now
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and what I am most thankful for is having the chance to celebrate regional early Thanksgiving dinners with my brothers and sisters of the foster care system. We hope you were able to make it, and be a part of our celebrations. We want you to know that you are welcome to stay in touch with us all year.
Leadership Opportunities
We encourage young people ages 14-24 to get involved in their local youth advisory board. There are also statewide opportunities for leadership coming up in 2018. Please consider filling out the OHIO YAB Officer in Training Application.
Video Opportunities
Three separate times, during three different early Thanksgiving dinners, a young person began crying because they said they had finally found a foster parent who believed in them. Ohio needs foster parents for teens, and host homes for young adults. Please look over, and promote the OHIO YAB Video Project Application.
DC Advocacy in 2018
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and what I am most thankful for is having the chance to celebrate regional early Thanksgiving dinners with my brothers and sisters of the foster care system. We hope you were able to make it, and be a part of our celebrations. We want you to know that you are welcome to stay in touch with us all year.
Leadership Opportunities
We encourage young people ages 14-24 to get involved in their local youth advisory board. There are also statewide opportunities for leadership coming up in 2018. Please consider filling out the OHIO YAB Officer in Training Application.
Video Opportunities
Three separate times, during three different early Thanksgiving dinners, a young person began crying because they said they had finally found a foster parent who believed in them. Ohio needs foster parents for teens, and host homes for young adults. Please look over, and promote the OHIO YAB Video Project Application.
DC Advocacy in 2018
We are currently working behind the scenes to finalize the date for our sixth annual Three Days on the Hill. Ohio youth voices over the past five years have led to Representative Michael Turner proposing the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act. It’s time to end the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline.
Statewide Resources
We want our statewide family of those in and from foster care, and our allies, to know that you matter. We want you to know about every resource available to support your success.
Higher Ed? We hope you know about filling out the FAFSA as an independent student, applying for ETV funds, and reaching out to Ohio Reach regarding campus supports.
Legal Help? FYAC is a fantastic (and free) resource. They can help track down your foster care records, assist in landlord-tenant disputes, and so much more.
Healthcare? We hope you know that former foster youth are eligible for free Medicaid until age 26. You can call their hotline at 1-800-324-8683.
Lisa Dickson
Communications Chair
ACTION Ohio
Alumni of Care Together Improving Outcomes Now
www.fosteractionohio.org
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