On July 17, 2018, ISU senior Alison Myers presented before Congress on her research on the expansion of requirements for extended care for foster youth.
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First Star Academy at Illinois State completes inaugural year
First Star Academy at Illinois State successfully completed its inaugural year on the campus of Illinois State University. First Star at Illinois State University is a college preparatory program for high school aged youth who receive foster care services. The program is administered through the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies and led by
Developing a Foster Youth Scholars Program
With the help of Illinois State students who lived in the foster care system, the Center for Adoption Studies is looking to build a Foster Youth Scholars program on campus.
University to host meeting for prospective foster parents, June 7
“Foster parents provide a source of stability for a child whose family is vulnerable,” said Doris Houston, associate director of the Center for Adoption Studies at Illinois State,
who is helping to plan the Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize conference. “And opening their homes to these children offers foster parents a wealth of ways to enrich their own lives, while helping an at-risk child.”
Statewide conference at ISU to confront inequality in foster care
Illinois State University and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hope to give communities the tools to combat this inequality at an upcoming conference.