There are nearly 70 foster youth here on Capitol Hill today to recognize National Foster Care Month and to advocate for positive reforms that will better serve our nation’s kids. Today, Joel, a 22-year old student from Wilmington who spent three years in the CA foster care system, is spending the day with me to share his experience in foster care. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Joel was separated from his parents and found himself living on the streets of L.A. before being placed into a foster home. Joel did not let these challenges keep him from completing high school at Banning High School and attending college at Cal Poly Pomona. Today, Joel is an inspiring young political science student and a testament to the importance of investing in foster youth programs, but we must do more. There are nearly 400,000 youth in the foster care system. Like Joel, these are all of our children—and we must take care of them. https://youtube/watch?v=SJXbAaoUiiU&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 20:43:28 +0000
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