US: Foster Youth Congressional Interns Present Policy Fixes to U.S. Legislators
Imprint – July 27, 2021
Eleven former foster youth gathered virtually on Tuesday to share with members of the U.S. Congress their ideas for improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who grow up in foster care and adoptive homes – an annual event producing cutting-edge policy ideas from those with lived experience. Among the presenters working with the Washington, D.C.-based Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute was Laila-Rose Hudson, who interned this summer for Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D). “Through our firsthand accounts, you will hear 11 carefully researched opportunities for change,” she said Tuesday, “11 ways to cure some of the inequities that we have witnessed and experienced personally.”
Also: Building the Path Forward for Change in the Child Welfare System: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ccai-website/Building_the_Path_Forward_-_2021_Report.pdf

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