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Widline Mompremier, 22, was in foster care from age 13 until 21, living in group and foster homes. Then, she moved into a shelter for homeless teens in Atlanta with her young daughter, Alelia. "I didn't know what I was going to do when I left the shelter," she says. "I didn't have any where to go." Luckily, Widline had a good option.
Wesley Davenport, Youth Advisor for the Initiative's San Diego site – LEAP (Leadership Empowers All Possibilities) – was honored recently for his music that is being used in trainings for new social workers to help convey the feelings of youth in foster care. Davenport was honored at the STARS breakfast, honoring community champions.
After nearly 40 years at Michigan's Department of Human Services, Jim Nye is retiring. He has spent the past 11 years as director of field operations where he has worked closely with the Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI), building a relationship between the state agency and the nonprofit.
In a report supported by the Initiative, a consulting group says that the Initiative's $3.9 million investment in its sites during the most recent program year yielded at least an additional $25 million. "For each Jim Casey dollar invested, sites have garnered in excess of $6.50," the report says, an "extremely impressive return."
- National Casa Association Launches Vivid Display of Support for "Forgotten Children" (PDF, 41KB)
- Colorado Governor hosts Take a Youth in Foster Care to Work Day >>
- Study looks at social connections of youth aging out of foster care
- Former foster youth tells her story of 20 placements, 10 schools (see video)
- Read the Initiative's E-Update >>
Special Topics
National Foster Care Month 2008
No matter how much time you have to give, you can do something positive that will "Change a Lifetime" for a young person in foster care.
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A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime
The phenomenon labeled "aging out" includes approximately 20,000 young
people who enter adulthood directly from foster care each year. Among the few studies that have specifically explored mental health and well-being, research likewise suggests that this population faces higher risks to their socio-emotional wellness.
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