Supporting the designation of October as "Foster Youth Voice Month" and encouraging public awareness and participation in events and initiatives organized by youth in foster care.
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Latest Action · October 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This resolution supports designating October as "Foster Youth Voice Month," an annual observance started by the Selfless Love Foundation in 2019 to highlight the experiences and achievements of youth in foster care. The resolution acknowledges that approximately 391,000 young people are impacted by the foster care system each year and emphasizes the importance of their voices in shaping policies that affect them. The measure encourages public awareness and participation in events organized by foster youth themselves and calls for federal recognition of the month as an official awareness observance. The resolution also highlights policy victories achieved through the lived experiences of young people in foster care and urges lawmakers to incorporate their perspectives when developing laws and policies. This is a symbolic resolution with no direct funding or implementation timeline—it expresses the House's support for the designation and requests that a copy be sent to the Selfless Love Foundation.
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