YOUTH PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: First Baptist Church in Downtown Asheville , North CarolinaCall Under One Sky at 828-251-9703 for more information or
email at info@under1sky.orgWebsite: www.under1sky.orgUnder One Sky’s Youth Advocacy Council presents a panel discussion about experiences of older youth living in foster care and fears and hopes about adoption. The Council consists of nine older youth from six counties who are either living in foster care, have been adopted out of foster care, or have permanent homes with guardians. Counties represented by youth include Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell , Gaston, Henderson , and McDowell.
Yes, you should come!
· County and private agency social workers
· Youth in foster care
· Adoptive & foster parents
· Community members who care about young people
· Human service professionals
· DSS Board members
· Guardian Ad Litems
· County officials
· Residential professionals
The Council has presented at the past two statewide North Carolina Foster and Adoptive Parent Association conferences and three youth have just returned from Washington , DC where they spoke to a national audience of human service organizations at the Administration for Children and Families 2008 Children’s Bureau Conference. The goal of the Youth Advocacy Council is to educate other youth, parents, professionals, and the general public about issues affecting foster care and adoption.
Under One Sky is an Asheville-based, non-profit organization that helps youth in foster care find permanency and provides mentoring for a successful transition into adulthood.
