“I’m not gonna tell you what gives me hope, I’m going to tell you what I hope comes out of this. I really hope we don’t have to keep having these same conversations that have been going on for more than 60 years, and that we do not have to reform or to reimagine child welfare, and that the government can fully be supportive and be involved and that they walk in the same direction as us. And that we do not have to keep having these legal battles or just having the same dialogue that each government has with us.” – Reina Foster, former foster child and advocate on behalf of First Nations kids and youth in care [1]
Parity for Kinship Foster Caregivers (Chronicle of Social Change, August 2018)
Improve Federal Supports for Foster Parents (Chronicle of Social Change, August 2018)
Supporting Prevention, Assessing Childhood Trauma (Chronicle of Social Change, August 2018)
Stable Placement Equals Stable Education (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Getting Serious About Siblings (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Protecting LGBTQ Rights in Child Welfare (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Universal Foster Care to Age 21 (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Mentoring and College Support for Foster Youth (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Improving Foster Care for Refugee Minors (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Moving Toward Trauma-Informed Schools (Chronicle of Social Change, July 2018)
Reimaging the Child Welfare System – by Reina Foster (Journal of Law and Social Policy, 2018)
“One Thing I do Recall is Feeling Powerless and Unprotected” – Reina Foster (The Tyee, June 2018)
Education Policy Needs to Catch up to the Needs of Foster Care Youth (Teen Vogue, June 2018)
I Was a Foster Child, and Now I’m a Foster Care Advocate (Teen Vogue, May 2018)
How Foster Care Has Stripped Native American Children of their Own Cultures (Teen Vogue, May 2018)
How Foster Care can Split up Siblings (Teen Vogue, May 2018)
How Prevention Services Could Help Youth Avoid the Foster Care System (Teen Vogue, May 2018)
How Foster Care Works in the United States (Teen Vogue, May 2018)
[1] Katie Hyslop, “Lessons from Care: ‘One Thing I Do Recall Is Feeling Powerless and Unprotected’” June 4, 2108
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‘Growing up in Care I Felt Voiceless. It’s Time I Use my Voice’ (Cabin Radio, December 2018)
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