As a statewide OHIO YAB Ambassador, Kelsie Brown has initiated and followed through on designing this three-part video project to reflect the experiences of Teen Moms in Foster Care. This project is a work of love, based on her lived experience and her desire to proactively share resources with others.
Kelsie's hope is that this video will inspire foster parents to take in teens, and provide viewers with empathy when it comes to the experiences of a teen mom in foster care. For additional resources, please visit: www.fosteractionohio.org/teen-moms/
Part 1: What It's Like to Be a Teen Mom in Foster Care
Part 2: What Teen Moms in Foster Care Need From Their Foster Parents
Part 3: Teen Moms in Foster Care Have Rights and Resources
Monday, October 31, 2022
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Monday, October 10, 2022
Jay and the Hamilton County Youth Advisory Board
Jay Brown is a former Hamilton County foster youth who is working behind the scenes to reignite and reinvigorate the Hamilton County Youth Advisory Board.
Participation in a Youth Advisory Board:
- Helps young people in and from foster care develop leadership, professional, organizational and public speaking skills
- Provides them with peer support and opportunities to share their experiences in a strategic way to positively influences policies and practices that directly affect them
More than anything else, being a part of a Youth Advisory Board reminds young people of their strengths and capabilities. They are not victims of their experiences, but survivors and difference-makers who can help to smooth the path for young people who come after them.
Jay is currently seeking to identify staff members at public and private foster care agencies with whom she can communicate with about leadership opportunities for current and former foster youth (ages 14-24). She’s building up a directory of names, emails and phone numbers so that these staff members can let their youth know about YAB involvement and ongoing opportunities.
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