The OHIO YAB was established in 2006, and our history continues being written, year by year.
Below are links to:
1.) 2023 Youth Empowerment Report: This report details how ACTION Ohio and the OHIO YAB provide foster care youth and alumni with empowerment and support, in the areas of Education, Higher Education, Employment, Housing, General Life Skills and Relationships.
2.) A brief summary of the goals and accomplishments of Ohio foster care youth and alumni in 2022.
3.) Youth Rights Handbooks: Here’s a link to a previous version of the Foster Youth Rights Handbook created by youth for youth. And here is a link to the current version.
4.) Video Projects, Part 1: Ohio foster care youth and alumni have created videos to encourage community members to become foster parents for teens and/or host homes for young adults.
- Jewel Harris provides a detailed look at why foster homes for teens matter, and what teens need from foster homes.
- Marissa Alcorn and her chosen family share how foster care brought them together.
- Kelsie Brown’s three-part video series covers: (a.) What It’s Like to Be A Teen Mom in Foster Care, (b.) What Teen Mothers Need From Their Foster Parents, (c.) Rights and Resources for Teen Moms in Foster Care
5.) Video Projects, Part 2: Here’s a link to a video celebrating ten years of accomplishments by the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio (OHIO YAB) Youth Advisory Board. We also created a video to remember a young person who we lost.
6.) Video Projects, Part 3:
- Mattie Harrod created a video to share her insights about the Every Student Succeeds Act and ESSA Liaisons in the state of Ohio
Make sure to read through the 2016 Foster Youth Rights Handbook created by youth for youth.
To view recent activities, please visit our blog at: http://overcominghurdlesinohio.blogspot.com/
Below are some of our historical documents:
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