National Foster Youth Institute - Shadow Day 2019. Nearly 100 members of Congress from more than 30 states participated this year, Bass said. Opening Speaker. May 2019 â Washington, DC Leckie Education Campus - District-wide School Tour. Culver City Crossroads: Bass Hosts Foster Youth for âShadow Dayâ On June 4, 2019, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth (CCFY) hosted more than 100 current and former foster youth from across the country as part of the 8th Annual Foster Youth Shadow Day in Washington, D.C. Key Note Speaker. In addition to Shadow Day, the group has regular staff- and Member-level policy briefings to discuss pressing issues of interest around improving the state of the nationâs foster care system. Johnoi has also participated in the National Foster Youth Institute's Shadow Day in Washington DC. She is excited to continue her growth in the child welfare system. While there, she was able to share her story with important policy stakeholders and her congressmember. Bass started the Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program six years ago, during her first term in Congress. Her favorite advocacy opportunity was the National Foster Youth Institute Congressional Shadow Day which she attended in 2017. Key Note Speaker. ð¸ from our 2019 Congressional Shadow Day See More National Foster Youth Institute Welcome to the National Foster Youth Institute. Shadow Program brings 100 youth to nationâs capital to shadow members of congress The fifth annual Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program brought 100 young adults, all alumni of or youth currently in foster care, to Washington, D.C., to learn how policy and government works, and to spend a day shadowing their congressional representatives. The program has grown and now the National Foster Youth Institute runs the all-expenses-paid program along with several foster support groups. She's been a fearless advocate for foster youth and an ally in transforming the child welfare system. Nearly 100 current and former foster youth shared their experiences with Members of Congress last week as the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI) held their 8th Annual Foster Youth Shadow Day in Washington D.C. - kicking off the event was Miss District of Columbia 2019, founder of Acts of Random Kindness, and Foster to Famous story - ⦠Following the Shadow Day experience, youth and members of Congress joined Casey Family Programs and the National Foster Youth Institute at a luncheon with special guest actress Victoria Rowell. June 2019 â Washington, DC Armstrong Elementary School - District-w ide School Tour. Our coalition is dedicated to improving outcomes for foster youth and their families. In an op-ed celebrating National Foster Youth Shadow Day, Tanisha Saunders explains how she went from being in foster care to fighting to change it. 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