NN4Y's National Youth Advisory Council was proud to partner with the Children's Rights Summit (CRS). CRS brought together social justice leaders, in-house counsel and children’s rights advocates to find rights-based solutions for children and their communities. I participated as a lived-experience expert in one of the three injustice kitchens. [...]
Every year, our NN4Y National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC) convenes somewhere in the US for our annual strategic planning and training retreat. The 2019 NYAC Fall Retreat was held in San Francisco, CA! This retreat was undoubtedly one of my favorites in my four years serving as a member [...]
HUD’s New Foster Youth to Independence Initiative (FYI) HUD gave youth a seat at the table and it turns out they can cook By Ruth White, Executive Director, NCHCW I consider myself a pretty good advocate. I’ve increased a federal line item or two over the years. Most notably, [...]
U.S. House Hearing on Strengthening Federal Support to End Youth Homelessness “There are so many of us who need these programs, but don’t have access to one because the federal investment is so small compared to the need. [...]
NN4Y Welcomes Two New Team MembersJoin NN4Y in welcoming two new team members: Jo Ann Paanio, JD as our Director of Policy & Advocacy and Andrew Palomo, MSW as our Director of Community Strategies. We are so excited Jo Ann and Andrew joined the NN4Y team!Jo Ann Paanio joins the [...]
The month of June marks Pride Month, an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community and allies to celebrate how far we have come and to recognize the challenges to equality still present today. The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) is a proud supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and is dedicated [...]
We welcome two new appointments to the National Network for Youth board of directors, Sparky Harlan and Christine Gendron. Sparky Harlan has been CEO of Bill Wilson Center in Santa Clara, California since 1983. Under her leadership, Bill Wilson Center programs build connections for youth and families to housing, [...]
116th Congress Convenes Yesterday, the newly elected 116th Congress convened in Washington, DC. The U.S. House of Representatives elected Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, returning her to a role she last held from 2007 through 2011. In the U.S. Senate, the Republican majority increased to 53 Senators. [...]
What You Need to Know About the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed in to law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act in February 2018. FFPSA implements widespread child welfare reform that specifically focuses on keeping families together [...]
National Network for Youth statement in response to children being separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border We are heartbroken that children were suddenly separated from their caregivers and placed in institutional care. We are particularly concerned that the policies resulting in family separation were implemented as [...]
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