ACTION Ohio (Alumni of Care Together Improving Outcomes Now) is a volunteer group of foster care alumni whose initiatives include Suits for Success, Thanksgiving Together and facilitating the statewide youth advisory board.
OCJ Kids, which stands for Opportunity, Community and Justice, exists to provide opportunities for the faith and business communities to impact the lives of foster youth. This organization is located in Arizona, but they partnered with the Assemblies of God to host a national youth conference in Columbus from August 5-9.
The Fine Arts Festival was designed by Assemblies of God Youth Ministries to help students discover, develop, and deploy their gifts, abilities and talents. On the fourth day of the festival, youth participants participated in an outreach project focused on resources for youth aging out of foster care. They packed 200 duffel bags to donate to foster youth.
Representatives from ACTION Ohio and the Columbus Scholar House for Former Foster Youth assisted with packing and transporting these items to Franklin County Children Services.
