📣Our weekly #blog provides an update on our policy change wins since fall 2025, including @govnb.bsky.social Youth Engagement and Young Adults (YEYA) program, and #SenateofCanada report on youth ‘aging out’ of care.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/ZmeJt5l
#StandWithYouthInCare #Advocacy #EquitableStandards
#youthincare often have to navigate #housing alone. Housing First for Youth is essential in ensuring access to safe, stable homes and support as they #transition to adulthood.
📹 Watch our video: buff.ly/XITeMCr
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📣 Our weekly #blog is out now! This week, we explore how youth #agingout of care face #grief, isolation, and identity challenges—and why trauma-informed support and strong lifelong #relationships matter.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/5iIdi7W
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Most young adults don’t become independent at 18 — but #youthincare are expected to.
Cut-offs create instability. #childwelfare policy must extend supports and reflect real #transitions.
📘 Learn how via the #EquitableStandards: buff.ly/NMlUN20
#StandWithYouthInCare #emergingadulthood
Nothing about #youthincare should be decided without them. Lived experience must shape policy, transition planning, and program design for #childwelfare systems to truly work.
📘 Learn how via the #EquitableStandards: buff.ly/F1opAP2
#StandWithYouthInCare #youthvoice #rights #advocacy
Youth leaving care are often expected to navigate #postsecondary #education costs alone. Tuition waivers are an important first step toward ensuring higher education is accessible to #youthincare.
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#StandWithYouthinCare #childwelfare #EquitableStandards
A new report from Campaign 2000 on child and family #poverty highlights the urgent need for stronger national supports for #youthincare with a focus on the Equitable Standards.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/VvyUEfn
#StandWithYouthInCare #EquitableStandards #childwelfare
📣 Spotlight on our member organization, Le Collectif Ex-Placé DPJ! They launched "Grandir et bien partir", a transition to adulthood guide for francophone #youthincare in QC based on the 8 #EquitableStandards pillars.
📘 Learn more (French only): buff.ly/z4lrzys
#StandWithYouthInCare #dpj #qcpoli
Colonial #childwelfare systems disconnect Indigenous, Black & racialized #youthincare from their #culture and #spirituality, essential for identity, belonging and wellbeing.
Policies should recognize these as rights.
📘 Learn how via the #EquitableStandards : buff.ly/gTuekkx
#StandWithYouthInCare
Join an important virtual panel conversation about education and equity for youth transitioning out of care with @melaniemdoucet.bsky.social on Wednesday, February 25 at 11am ET / noon AT.
Register here: buff.ly/QZORgC5
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