For eight years in a row, ACTION Ohio, in partnership with the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare, hosted annual trips to provide foster care youth and alumni with opportunities to further their leadership development.
After participating in DC-based training and preparation, participants shared their expertise and insights to educate for positive change.
Through various meetings with state and federal legislators, participants learn about our nation’s policy and legislative processes and how these processes impact issues that affect them.
- Sunday: Travel to DC and evening team-building activities
- Monday: Training Day and meeting with HUD
- Tuesday: Hill Visits
- Wednesday: Hill Visits
- Thursday: Sightseeing and journey home
It is because of these annual trips that Ohio foster care youth were able to write, and successfully pass, federal law. They successfully encouraged HUD to launch FYI program, and were overjoyed at the passage of the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act (FSHO).
Learn more about our previous trips:
Here is a list of DC Participants from 2013-current.
We are deeply grateful to Ruthie White for being an ever-present support. The National Center for Housing and Child Welfare (NCHCW) has been a continual source of encouragement and empowerment for Ohio foster care youth and alumni throughout this process.
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