Georgia Youth Opportunities Initiative

Proud of our young people doing some last minute advocacy work at the Capitol for HB972 supporting extension of care!

Were you ready for adulthood all on your own at 18? We didn't think so. Help our young people who have been in foster care continue to receive support past 18 by calling or emailing your Georgia Senator and asking them to support HB972- expected to be voted on tomorrow or Thursday. See below for a link to identify your Senator and we will post an email in the comments. This is a well-thought out bill that will make a significant impact on our young people in foster care. https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/

Help us support young people in foster care after 18. Please contact your Representative (not Senator) asking them to support HB972 when it comes to vote today. HB972 supports services for young people 18-21 who were in foster care- the same support we want for all children- access to education, housing and support towards employment. If you don’t know who your representative is you can follow this link. https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/

It's been a great year! Happy New Year!

Help us raise money to support the work of improving outcomes for youth in foster care!

It's never too late for a forever family.

It is so appropriate that on her last day Shaquita was educating young people on their health and the resources needed and available to them for staying healthy. Help us wish Shaquita the best of luck as she leaves to take on national child welfare policy on in DC!

Here is an awesome opportunity for 10th and 11th grade girls- Know any 10th or 11th grade girls without summer plans in Atlanta/Dunwoody? We have a few open spots for our FREE Summer Immersion Program! (June 5 - July 21, Mon.-Fri. 9-4pm.) Students must be able to commute to and from the program each day, but transportation stipends are offered!... Apply now!: http://www.surveygizmo.com///Summer-Immersion-Program-2017 See more

Please consider taking action to keep this discriminatory bill from passing. HB159 allows providers to deny services to LGBTQ youth. Call your Senators and urge them to vote no to HB159.

Initiatives team working on our vision board for our programs. #forceiswithus

This is going to be a great webinar!

Help keep Medicaid coverage to 26 for youth in foster care! See below for what you can do.

One provision of the Affordable Care Act is allowing young people who were in foster care at 18 to receive medicaid until 26. Here's one youth's plea to keep that piece. https://chronicleofsocialchange.org//open-letter-pre/24031