Recap – Foster Care Advocacy Day Hosted by Children’s Home Society
Posted: - By:Allison Gilbreath
This year Children’s Home Society, a member of the foster care unified agenda, hosted the foster care advocacy day for families and professionals in the field. The purpose of this advocacy day was to highlight key issues on the unified agenda:
Codifying Fostering Futures
State-funded Kinship Care Program
Stabilizing the workforce through 1) increased salaries 2) updated case management system and 3) updated training model
Members who have signed on to the unified agenda are:
Legislative Visits
Advocates and families from across the Commonwealth came to share their personal stories with lawmakers.
Group meets with Delegate Aird Including partners from: C2Adopt, UMFS, Impact Living Services, and Voices policy Analyst
Group meeting with Delegate Brewer (foster care caucus co-chair). Members include: Children’s Home Society, McCabes Family
Advocates meeting with Del. Hashmi
Advocates meeting with the staff of Delegate Price’s office
Advocates meeting with the staff of Delegate Robinson’s office
Advocates meeting with Senator Dunnavants office
Christopher Campbell of Virginia Home for Boys and Girls discussing the importance of stabilizing the workforce
Chloe Edwards, outreach coordinator, discussing the importance of kinship care for children
Chloe, outreach coordinator, and Sophia, MSW intern preparing for a meeting
Support Our Efforts
The legislative session is far from over! If you were not able to make this advocacy day, please send a letter to your legislator to tell them to support the foster care unified agenda using the link below:
