Fostering Media Connections harnesses the power of journalism and media to drive public and political will improve the lives of vulnerable children.
Publisher of @TheImprintNews and @FosteringFamToday Fostering Media Connections is a nonprofit using solution-based journalism to drive change in the youth-services field. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., FMC is the publisher of The Chronicle of Social Change, a national online news publication, as well as Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today magazines.
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Being a single parent is hard ... that's why our Youth Voice team is hosting a new webinar to share the stories of single parents with #fostercare experience.
Register: https://bit.ly/36S8QfC
Meet the Team!
Deborah D. Denzel has extensive experience and a unique perspective of the child welfare system. She spent fourteen years in the Connecticut #fostercare system and aged out after graduating from Bennett College in North Carolina. She’s conducted multiple child welfare research studies at University of Massachusetts and University of Michigan. She received her Master of Social Work from University of Michigan with a focus on child welfare.
Deborah has experience as a foster care worker, foster parent recruiter and trainer and program manager. She’s trained thousands of prospective foster and adoptive parents throughout the state of Michigan based on evidence based practices and personal experiences.
Deborah's currently the Business Development Manager at Fostering Media Connections. She’s also the Research Lead on a child welfare-related exploratory research study at Think of Us. In Deborah’s spare time, she mentors a former foster youth through Big Brothers Big Sisters. She also enjoys crossfit, cooking new paleo-friendly meals, hiking, going on new adventures and traveling. She recently completed a one and a half year journey visiting all 50 states by her 30th birthday! Deborah is excited to bring her wealth of knowledge, passion and experiences to the team and organization.
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We are honored to be included on The Giving List Los Angeles! Donations to FMC support non-profit, non-partisan journalism, training for young people with #fostercare experience and the development of resources for children and families.
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The latest issue of Child Welfare and Youth Justice Weekly from The Imprint is out! View a preview: https://bit.ly/3Ka7rj3
Your donation makes it possible for us to empower young people to share their stories! Donations to the Youth Voice program support:
👉 Mentoring from professional journalists
👉 Paid contributor roles that allow youth to become published writers
👉 Educational and empowering events and workshops
Donate here: https://bit.ly/3wl4bxm
The Imprint Weekly Podcast is taking the week off, but the ladies at Diaries of a Black Girl in Foster Care have graciously allowed our team to preview an episode of their new podcast. Check it out: https://apple.co/3K2qgVj
From The Imprint: Former #fosteryouth are eligible for a one time tax credit, and retroactive pandemic stimulus payments. https://bit.ly/3Dtr2Ij
Catch up on all the latest in #childwelfare on your drive to work when you subscribe to The Imprint weekly podcast. New episodes come out every Monday on Apple and Spotify.
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From our Youth Voice program: Aliyah Zeien reflects on the poor #mentalhealth care she received while in #fostercare. https://bit.ly/3LaTJwe
So proud of our Youth Voice writers on this list: April Barcus, Ryan Young, Christina Parker and Michelle Walls!
CCAI is happy to introduce the amazing 2022 class of Foster Youth Interns! Now in its 20th year, the CCAI Foster Youth Internship Program has been a catalyst on Capitol Hill by bringing youth voice to policymakers as each summer CCAI Foster Youth Interns come to the nation’s capital ready to influence positive change in the U.S. foster care system. #FYI2022 #FosteringPolicy
Have you been attending our #freewebinars?
Sign up for our next webinar, hosted by Youth Voice: https://bit.ly/3DqIJZ2
Are you based in New York? The Imprint's monthly New York Reader is the perfect way to catch up on the most recent, local #childwelfare news. Subscribe to receive the May issue: https://bit.ly/3sTMVgV
View a preview of the April Issue: https://bit.ly/3K39DIU
On this week's podcast episode, the team at The Imprint discusses several headlines related to litigation in the child welfare space, including two states exiting class-action lawsuits after decades and a new legal center aimed at fighting removals into foster care. Also: MacKenzie Scott drops unrestricted grants on youth organizations, and a great new visualization tool on racial and ethnic disproportionality in foster care. https://bit.ly/36SfvGg
We will be streaming LIVE on Facebook and Youtube (https://bit.ly/3NmmJTX) today at 2:30 p.m. PST / 5:30 p.m. EST! Aysha E. Schomburg, J.D. , Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau, will be discussing the past year in #childwelfare.
Black, Latino and Native American children are disproportionately represented in New York City's #fostercare system. https://bit.ly/356ToLZ
Looking for more in-depth #childwelfare coverage? Subscribe to Youth Services Insider: https://bit.ly/3vFXNAi
YOUTH VOICE: Nelly Braxton discusses the practice of "sugar dating," a new way to lure youth into sex trafficking. https://bit.ly/3L3DXU2
Empower young people to share their stories when you sign up for Youth Voice newsletters: https://bit.ly/3sTMVgV
Today's webinar starts at 10 a.m. PST! Last minute registrations are welcome: https://bit.ly/3rfED1r
We are excited for tomorrow's #freewebinar with Fostering Families Today! Register now to join the discussion: https://bit.ly/3rfED1r
View this week's newsletter from The Imprint! Keep up with all the latest in #childwelfare and #juvenilejustice.
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On this week's podcast, Karl Wyatt discusses his experiences in #fostercare, and shares his thoughts on the use of technology in the #childwelfare system. https://bit.ly/3qj3CQE
Looking for a new children's book? Check out Fostering Families Today's review of "Demetri Makes A Memory Quilt!"
Fostering Families Today is a publication of Fostering Media Connections, providing foster, kinship and adoptive parents with a comprehensive collection of parenting resources and advice.
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DEMETRI MAKES A MEMORY QUILT By Renée Menart -- Illustrated by Candice Bradley In the new children’s book “Demetri Makes a Memory Quilt,” the main character, a young, school-age boy is agitated. Demetri rifles through his mailbox, but there is no sign of a long-awaited letter from his mother.
The Imprint is an independent daily news outlet focused on the nation’s #childwelfare and #youthjustice systems. Since 2013, Imprint reporters have produced rigorous, in-depth reporting on the courts that process these children, youth and families; the agencies paid to serve them; and the housing, economic, mental health and educational issues they face. Receive the latest #childwelfare news delivered to your inbox every week when you sign up for The Imprint's free newsletters.
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Story from The Imprint
OPINION: #Ukraine is home to nearly 100,000 orphans. Governing officials should make every effort to keep them from falling through the cracks during the ongoing crisis with #Russia. https://bit.ly/3qaiiBo
How can the #childwelfare system harness the power of technology to improve outcomes for children and families? What do former #fosteryouth and foster/adoptive parents have to say about the use of data and technology to provide services?
Find out at today's #freewebinar: https://bit.ly/35xqHb1
Join us tomorrow for our latest #freewebinar! Register https://bit.ly/35xqHb1
The experts:
👉Veronica Davis, Customer Success Manager, Binti
👉Kevin McDonnell, VP of Sales, Opeeka
👉Nina Powell, Consultant, Binti
👉Justin Black, Co-Founder, Redefining Normal
👉Ken McGill, Senior Solutions-Focused Scientist, Opeeka
Catch up on the biggest stories in #childwelfare when you sign up to receive The Imprint's weekly newsletter. https://bit.ly/3sTMVgV
View an excerpt from this week: https://bit.ly/3CKepIA
Juvenile Court Judge Katherine Lucero Now Leads California’s Historic Migration from Punishment to Healing Katherine Lucero has been working to decrease the use of juvenile incarceration and foster care in Santa Clara County for decades. The judge who originally hired her for that role calls her ....
Journalist Rebecca Nagle, host of the podcast This Land, joins The Imprint Weekly Podcast to break down the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case about the Indian Child Welfare Act, and what’s riding on the decision for Native American kids and families. https://bit.ly/3talYW3
Tune in to this week's podcast on Apple or Spotify.
Donations to our Youth Voice Program support educational webinars and workshops that empower youth with lived experience in the #fostercare and #juvenilejustice systems. Make a donation: https://bit.ly/2DLXWts
Fostering Families Today is the most comprehensive foster care magazine offering resources, expert opinions, practical advice and information on the latest evidence-based best practices for supporting children and youth who come from traumatic backgrounds.
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