Thank you so much to Paul Dickson for sharing his visual poem about his experiences in foster care that shaped him. His words paint a vivid picture of the need to have a foster care system that supports the well being of its children. Foster youth, as America’s children, should not have the weather the world alone.⁣🌅 ⁣ Voices and expertise such as Paul’s are at the heart of our Urgency to Act campaign, designed to create lasting change towards foster youth wellbeing through policy reform. We were honored to have had his words illuminate NFYI’s campaign event in honor of #nationalfostecareawarenessmonth.⁣ ⁣ If you weren’t able to make the event there is still time to learn more and sign up to take action at the Urgency to Act page here https://bit.ly/UrgencytoAct. ⁣💙 (fb)

Yesterday, NFYI CEO Rebecca Louve Yao was invited to bring her expertise to a hearing on Guam’s Foster Care Bill of Rights Act of 2025. She emphasized the importance of centering foster youth voices in foster youth policies, noting that doing so has been shown to significantly increase the effectiveness and impact of those policies.  Tune into the link in our bio to hear more of the hearing. (fb)