Our Children Can’t Wait
by UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
September 25, 2024 5:00 pm
Stories of complexity, resilience and progress: The state of the foster care system in the US.
Foster youth are often invisibilized as they navigate education systems, the effects of structural racism, challenges of poverty and homelessness. This season, we explore the inner workings of the foster care system with those working within it and the students impacted by it.
Among Us from UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools uplifts the experiences of youth furthest from opportunity, and uncovers how systems and structures both in and out-of-school are either helping or harming young people. Through conversations with community leaders, scholars, advocates, and youth who have persevered, we examine the barriers preventing students from thriving—and what we all can do about it.
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Recent Episodes
From Woe to ‘Whoa!’: Foster Youth Advocating for Change
10 months agoAging Out: The Next Chapter After Foster Care
10 months agoBreaking Through Barriers: Foster Youth Navigating Higher Education
10 months agoStatewide Policy & Collaboration for Foster Youth
11 months agoLost in the System: Foster Youth in K-12 Schools
11 months agoSupporting, Not Surveilling: Reimagining How We Help Families in Need
11 months agoFrom Orphanages to Kinship Care: The Evolution of Foster Care in America
11 months agoWho Are Foster Students? A Roundtable with UCLA Education Scholars
12 months agoIntroducing Among Us
12 months agoOur Children Can’t Wait - They Can’t Unhear What We’ve Said. They Can’t Pretend Like Our Voices Don’t Matter.
2 years ago