Interested Party meeting with Representative Manchester's Office

On Wednesday, August 18th, Makayla Lang of the Wingspan Care Group and the OHIO YAB participated in an Interested Party meeting with Rep. Manchester and others yesterday to discuss Ohio's need for a Youth Ombudsman Office.

She was joined by Jermaine Ferguson and Juliana Barton of ACTION Ohio, and Kim Eckhart of the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio.

Foster Youth and Social Justice

 Lisa Dickson was honored to present today to the Greater Cincinnati Democrats on behalf of ACTION Ohio and the OHIO YAB:

2021 Foster Youth and Social Justice from Lisa Dickson

Partnering with Disability Rights Ohio

 On Monday, August 16, representatives from the OHIO YAB and ACTION Ohio held a virtual focus group / brainstorming session with Disability Rights Ohio. 

Here are some of the themes that came up during our call:

2021 All About YOUth

Jaye Turner, Emmonie Crouch and Kay Riley did a wonderful job sharing about Foster Youth Rights during the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition’s All About YOUth virtual conference. Here's a link to the PPT they shared.