📣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
#StandWithYouthinCare #childwelfare #EquitableStandards #HF4Y #youthhomelessness
📣 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
#StandWithYouthInCare #Advocacy #EquitableStandards #trauma
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
1 in 10 homeless people in Toronto were once in the #childwelfare system. In the @thestar.com, Executive Director @melaniemdoucet.bsky.social urges for stronger #housing and transition supports so #youthincare don’t age out into #homelessness.
📰 Read here 👉 buff.ly/P9YwfsN
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📣 Our weekly #blog is out! This week, we discuss the importance of stable, supportive relationships for #youthincare transitioning to adulthood, and how government and organizations can help foster lifelong connections.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/5iIdi7W
#StandWithYouthInCare #advocacy #relationships
📣 Meet National Council member Kyle Turone, a Researcher at the Canadian Consortium on Child and Youth Trauma (CCCYT), a network that promotes trauma-informed policies and practices in #childwelfare
Learn more about Kyle ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #advocacy #trauma
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.
📹 Watch our video: buff.ly/JelWJTV
#StandWithYouthinCare #childwelfare #EquitableStandards
Part 4 of our Thriving Beyond Care series features Lived Expert member Cheyanne Ratnam sharing her journey of growing up in care and redefining success in her life.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/5iIdi7W
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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
#youthincare are up to 5x more likely to develop PTSD, yet often lose #mentalhealth supports at 18/19. #trauma doesn’t end at 18 — support shouldn’t either. Continuous, trauma-informed care is essential.
📘 Learn how via the EquitableStandards: buff.ly/F1opAP2
#StandWithYouthInCare #childwelfare
📣 Our weekly blog is out now! This week examines how systems supporting #youthincare work best when shaped by lived expertise rather than assumptions.
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#StandWithYouthInCare #youthmatter #blog #advocacy
📣 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
📣 Our weekly #blog is out now! This week, we explore how #art is transforming advocacy for youth in and from care across Canada, helping share their lived experiences, build community, and influence policy conversations.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/5iIdi7W
#StandWithYouthInCare #youthmatter #advocacy
📣 Meet National Council Member Brittany Florjancic, Project Coordinator for the N.B. Youth in Care Network @pfyouthnb.bsky.social where she coordinates programs that support Anglophone #youthincare.
Learn more about Brittany ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #advocacy #childwelfare
For many #youthincare reaching adulthood means institutional abandonment rather than a milestone. Effective policies must ensure that no young person exits care into social isolation.
📘 Learn how via the Equitable Standards: buff.ly/gTuekkx
#StandWithYouthInCare #childwelfare #relationships
A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI) is essential for youth leaving care. @kpateonthehill.bsky.social advocates for Bill S-206 to provide them financial stability during this crucial transition.
📹 Watch our video: buff.ly/pZF5luB
#StandWithYouthinCare #BillS206 #GLBI #poverty #prevention
📣 Our weekly #blog is out now! This week, we explore the housing needs of youth exiting care and how landlords, community housing programs, and governments can support housing stability.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/5iIdi7W
#StandWithYouthInCare #youthmatter #childwelfare #housing #homelessness
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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#StandWithYouthInCare #EquitableStandards #education #postsecondary
Youth homelessness in Canada is deeply linked to child welfare involvement and the result of systems built on crisis response vs. prevention. Policy must shift to permanent, Housing First solutions.📘 Learn how via the Equitable Standards: buff.ly/m0K5wpX
#StandWithYouthInCare #ChildWelfare #Housing
@melaniemdoucet.bsky.social will present the "Finding Our Way Home" collaborative photovoice project on February 12 at 2:00 pm EST about #youthincare experiencing #homelessness in Halifax. Hosted by PART Canada - register here: buff.ly/7eR2ta0
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Part 3 of our "Thriving Beyond Care" series features a conversation with Lived Expert member Delia Tassell about how connection and support helped to shape her future.
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#StandWithYouthInCare #youthincare #blog #advocacy
Meet Lydia Lanteigne, National Council Member and Project Coordinator for the New Brunswick Youth in Care Network @pfyouthnb.bsky.social where She supports #youthincare by advocating for their needs in the community. Learn more about Lydia ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #ChildWelfare
#youthincare face stark, preventable educational inequities. With the right #education supports, they can succeed.
📘 Learn how to support them via the Equitable Standards: shorturl.at/fBE1o
#StandWithYouthInCare #ChildWelfare #postsecondary
@melaniemdoucet.bsky.social & member Jessica Knutson discuss @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social the recent Senate of Canada report on youth ‘aging out’ of care and the importance of the Equitable Standards in guiding #childwelfare reforms.
Listen here 🎧 shorturl.at/9WGrQ
#StandWithYouthinCare
This week’s blog explores barriers #youthincare face in post-secondary education and emphasizes the need for holistic, wraparound supports.
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/W71l
#StandWithYouthInCare #youthincare #blog #advocacy
Meet National Council Member Ember Conway, a lived experience representative at Boyle Street Community Services, where she advocates for systemic change for #youthincare in Alberta.
Learn more about Ember ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #ChildWelfare #advocacy
Too many #youthincare are pushed into poverty as they transition to adulthood. Financial security should be a guaranteed right.
📘 Learn about the Equitable Standards and what #youthincare need to achieve financial stability: buff.ly/MB2I5ua
#StandWithYouthinCare #childwelfare #poverty #youthmatter
