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Snap Benefits Report Sept 2025
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For young people transitioning out of foster care, access to food should never be in question. Yet recent federal policy changes have created new uncertainty around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty young advocates who have experienced foster care have been recognized by FosterClub, the national network for youth in foster care, as recipients of the 2025 Outstanding...

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FosterClub is proud to introduce the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Young Leader Award — 50 incredible young people with lived experience in foster care who are being recognized for
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We’re also excited to invite you and the young people you care about to the 2025 FosterClub Outstanding Young Leader Award Ceremony! Join us as we celebrate FIFTY inspiring young...
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Group of FosterClub LEx Leaders wearing bright yellow shirts stand together behind a FosterClub table at the Daniel Memorial conference. The table is covered with FosterClub materials, including flyers, booklets, and buttons. The graphic text reads: ‘FosterClub Goes to Florida.’ A caption at the bottom says: ‘FosterClub LEx Leaders take the stage at Daniel Memorial.’ The background is bright yellow with abstract line patterns.
Nothing about us without us. That’s exactly how FosterClub is showing up at the Daniel Memorial 2025 Conference, with six Lived Experience (LEx) Leaders to spread the word about all...
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The Oregon Judicial Project’s State Tribal Grant Steering Committee recently hosted its very first in-person Grantee Meeting in Salem, Oregon, bringing together leaders, partners, and advocates focused on strengthening support...
Native Youth
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Graphic for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council Lived Experience Poll. Title reads: ‘Share Your Perspective: Beyond Therapy – Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care.’ Encourages foster care alumni ages 18+ to take a poll on what works to support youth mental health. Deadline is September 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM PDT. Includes an image of young people sitting in a circle having a discussion.
Take the poll now! The National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC or the Council) is a group of young people and alumni from foster care who work together...
Mental health
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At FosterClub, we believe the best way to improve foster care is to listen to the young people who have lived it. That’s why, in partnership with Casey Child and...

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Flyer for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council 2025 Virtual Roundtable titled Beyond Therapy: Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care. Event is September 30, 11am–12:30pm PDT. Discussion topics include rethinking normalcy as mental health care, centering youth voice, and expanding culturally-aligned services.
1 in 3 young people in foster care experience serious mental health challenges, but far too many never get the support they deserve. Why? Because the system is often set...
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