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2010 CalendarJan. 5, Indiana chapter-building conference call Jan. 7, Meeting to discuss future website geared toward teen and young adult adoptees Jan. 8, Ohio YAB adult supporters conference call Jan. 8, Engaging the faith community in support of youth "aging out" of foster care Jan. 8, Meeting with Syntaxis Jan. 9-10, FCAA officers/members meeting, in person and by phone Jan. 14, Ohio Reach workshop planning conference call Jan. 16, Ohio YAB Officer's Retreat Jan. 17, Meeting to plan workshops for Syntaxis Jan. 18, OCWTP conference call Jan. 20, Prepare for 2010 Ohio Reach Summit Jan. 21, Ohio Youth Advisory Board meeting Jan. 21, Engaging the faith community in support of youth aging out of foster care Jan. 22, Meeting at Franklin County Children Services Jan. 22, OCWTP conference call Jan. 27, Conference call regarding Governor's Steering Committe on Transitional Youth Jan. 27, OACCA Independent Living conference call re: 2010 Summit Jan. 30, FCAA-Ohio strategic planning and grantwriting meeting Feb. 2, Open Forum on Foster Care at Dayton Children's Hospital Feb. 5, Governor's Steering Committee on Transitional Youth meets at Riffe Feb. 6, Alumni Support and Assistance Project meets at CML Feb. 17, OACCA Independent Living conference call re: 2010 Summit Feb. 19, Governor's Steering Committee on Transitional Youth meets at Riffe Feb. 27, Guernsey County Foster Parent Training on Real Life 101 and Emotional Resiliency March 5, Workshop on Education and Employment for Stark County Youth Advisory Board March 8, OCWTP Trainer Event March 9, OACCA Advocacy Event March 12, Governor's Steering Committee on Transitional Youth meets at Riffe March 13, Workshop for Central Ohio Trainers Co-Op March 17, OACCA Independent Living conference call re: 2010 Summit March 25-28, Cincinnati Leadership Training April 10, Workshop for CORTC on Emotional Resiliency April 15, OHIO Youth Advisory Board meeting April 29, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting May, Second annual Ohio REACH Summit May 14, Adoption Network Cleveland Symposium June 7-9, FCCS Youth Conference June 12, ECORTC Foster Parent Conference June 24, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting July 15, OHIO Youth Advisory Board meeting Aug, Third annual Independent Living Summit Aug. 25, Two workships for Montgomery County Children Services Aug. 26, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting Sept. 25, Workshop for foster parents in Montgomery County Oct. 6, Present Emotional Resiliency workship during the PCSAO conference Oct. 21, OHIO Youth Advisory Board meeting Oct. 28, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting Dec. 16, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting
2009 Initiatives:1. Support Cincinnati Works with their Next Step Network, designed to assist young people in and from foster care in achieving employment and stability. 2. Present at one or more national adoption conferences about the importance of maintaining sibling connections and providing for adoptees during the transition to adulthood. 3. Work with Professor Alvin Mares on housing, peer mentoring and education initiatives. 4. Work with Village Network to develop a supportive structure for young people from their program to return to after emancipating from foster care. 5. Strive to build a stronger partnership with Franklin County Children Services and the Ohio Family Care Association. We will continue to: 1. Provide workshops for Village Network. 2. Work with IHS to certify foster care youth and alumni as state child welfare trainers for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. 3. Offer support, training and encouragement to local, regional and statewide youth advisory boards. 4. Support OACCA’s advocacy efforts regarding Independent Living legislation. 5. Serve on the planning committee for Ohio’s annual Independent Living Summit and the Youth Housing Board of YEP
2009 CalendarJan. 9, Meeting with Adoption Network Cleveland Jan. 11, Collaboration with FCAA members in Indiana on juvenile justice reform Jan. 13, Workday planning for January 31st event Jan. 15, Meeting with Cedric Riley to plan upcoming community forums Jan. 23, OACCA meeting on IL legislative recommendations at YEP Jan. 31, Co-facilitate Alumni Support and Assistance Project (ASAP) kick-off event at OSU Feb, 6, IHS meeting regarding certifying foster care youth/alumni as trainers Feb. 16, OFCA website revitalization meeting Feb. 18, Finalization of OACCA Independent Living legislation recommendations Feb. 19, Statewide Youth Advisory Board elections Feb. 20, Guest speaker at Montgomery County Family and Children First Council event Feb. 26, FCAA Ohio leadership meeting Feb. 28, Lead Independent Living workshop at Village Network March 3, Carpool to Cleveland with OFCA to discuss Fostering Connections Act March 6, IHS conference call regarding certifying foster care youth/alumni as trainers March 10, Meeting with youth involved with Adoption Network Cleveland's Get Real program March 10 - 11, OACCA Advocacy conference March 11, Conference call to plan for May 12th Higher Ed Foster Care Liason Training March 17 - 18, Testimony before House Human Services Committee regarding proposed budget cuts March 19, Testimony regarding loss of TANF-IL funds, as mentioned in the Hannah Report March 20, IHS conference call regarding certifying foster care youth/alumni as trainers March 21, OHIO Youth Advisory Board Officers Retreat March 21, Meeting with Adoption Network Cleveland regarding sibling visitation, birth records March 29, Meeting to discuss May 12th training and other Higher Ed recommendations April 3, Meeting with Central Ohio Technical College regarding Foster Care Outreach program April 5, Workday planning for Ready to Launch campaign and advocacy training April 8, Conference call in preparation for Ohio Reach April 15, Conference call in preparation for Ohio Reach April 16, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting April 17, FCAA Ohio officers/members meeting April 22, Testimony before the Ohio House of Representatives regarding loss of TANF-IL funds April 23, Workshop on sibling connections at the American Adoption Congress conference April 26, Meeting with Angela Lariviere of YEP April 28, Ready to Launch Advocacy Day: Legislative visits to 24 Ohio Senators April 29, OACCA Higher Education meeting May 1, Conference call regarding Child Welfare Training Survey May 2, Second meeting of Alumni Support & Assistance Project (ASAP) May 6, Conference call regarding Youth Track of NACAC conference May 8, Starr Commonwealth banquet May 9, Debriefing about Ready to Launch legislative visits May 11, Preparation for Ohio Reach event. May 12, Ohio Reach kick-off event to establish Higher Ed foster care liaisons May 15, Cincinnati FCAA membership drive hosted by Cincinnati Works May 17, Workday preparation for Colorado and continued work on advocacy training May 18 - 21, Congressional Office Visits sponsored by Casey Family Programs May 22, Conference call in preparation to meet with OCWTP Steering Committee May 26, Meeting with Representative Sykes about reforming IL funding in Ohio May 30, Testimony before Ohio Senate regarding partial restoration of IL funds May 31 - June 2, NACAC’s 2009 Advocacy Training and Congressional Office visits June 2 - 5, Four workshops during Colorado Summit on Children and Families June 6, Spend an extra day in Denver to support the Colorado FCAA chapter June 10, Research presentation before the OCWTP Steering Committee June 11, Presentation on Emotional Resiliency for PCSAO Executive Retreat June 17, Ohio Reach debriefing and strategic planning for future endeavors June 26, Training on creating and maintaining peer support groups in Stark County June 20-21, Alumni Support and Assistance Project (ASAP) Retreat July 16, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting July 19, FCAA officers meeting, in person and by phone July 24, Training on creating and maintaining peer support groups in Athens County Aug. 1, Third meeting of Alumni Support and Assistance Project (ASAP) Aug. 9, Strategic Sharing workshop for YEP Retreat Aug. 12 - 15, Co-facilitate NACAC Youth Track in Columbus, Ohio Aug. 24, Presentation for Gibault Children Services youth and staff Aug. 28, OACCA Roundtable on Children and Family Services Aug. 29, Panel participation in Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) Sept. 1 - 4, NILA conference in Nashville, Tennessee Sept. 8, Presentation for Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) Sept. 10, Ohio YAB Play during PCSAO conference Sept. 10, Regional meeting of Cradle to Prison Pipeline Sept. 10, NFCC housing policy platform for foster youth in Capitol Hill Sept. 18, Workshop for Stark County on Legislative Advocacy Sept. 25 - 26, Ohio CASA conference Oct. 2, Workshop for Erie County on Agents of Change and Strategic Sharing Oct. 10, Workshop for Village Network Uhrichsville on Independent Living Oct. 15, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting Oct. 19, Ohio Reach meeting to plan for 2010 Oct. 19, Training on Purposeful Sharing for VISION Board Oct. 20, Website design for Ohio Cradle to Prison Pipeline Oct. 20, Meeting regarding Franklin County's College Bound Mentoring program Oct. 21, Hearing on HB 197 Oct. 21, Meeting with FCCS Emancipation Department Oct. 22, Legislative visits regarding HB 197 and adoptee access to birth records Oct. 23, Planning Committee for 2010 Independent Living Summit Oct. 25, Preparation for FCAA Ohio Thanksgiving event Oct. 27, Children's Defense Fund's Annual Women's Advocacy Action Day Oct. 29, Ohio First Lady's Council on Transitional Youth Oct. 30. Workshop for NWORTC on Emotional Resiliency Nov. 5, Workshop for SEORTC on Emotional Resiliency Nov. 7, Fourth meeting of Alumni Support and Assistance Project (ASAP) Nov. 9, FCCS College Fair for foster care youth Nov. 12 - 13, Participate in Ohio Summit on Children Nov 22, FCAA Ohio Thanksgiving Dec. 2, Meeting with Sandra Holt, Deputy Director of ODJFS Dec. 11, Workshop for NEORTC on Emotional Resiliency Dec. 14, Ohio Youth Advisory Board conference call Dec. 15, WOSU radio interview Dec. 16, Ohio Reach conference call Dec. 17, WCUE/WOTL/WYTN radio interview Dec. 17, OACCA Independent Living advisory meeting Dec. 17, Chafee Foster Care Independence Program 10-year anniversary in DC |
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1. Continue to support and celebrate the achievements of the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio statewide youth advisory board. They are the 'alumni of tomorrow,' and it is an honor to support their efforts.
2. Supporting the establishment of youth advisory boards in Athens, Hamilton, Lucas, Portage and Stark Counties, and an FCAA subchapter in Cincinnati.
3. Provide ongoing training for youth, alumni and allies, including the IHS annual 'Train the Trainer' event, the CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference and trainings for young people involved in statewide and/or regional foster care youth advisory boards.
4. Ease the transition to adulthood for youth aging out of care by serving on the planning committee for Ohio's second annual Independent Living Summit, serving on the youth housing committee for YEP and being a resource regarding the IL pilot project in Lucas County.
5. Sharing our voices on a statewide and national level through conference keynotes and workshops.
In 2009 , we would like to plan two annual fundraising activities, which will take place in May (Foster Care Month) and November (National Adoption Awareness Month)
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Jan. 4 , Lucas County peer mentoring site visit has been postponed until 2009
Jan. 7, Meeting with FCAA members to plan for Franklin County peer mentoring initiative
Jan. 9, Conference call to debrief about Youth Housing Summit
Jan. 11, Stark County peer mentoring site visit
Jan. 13, Informal meeting of FCAA alumni members
Jan. 14, Meeting with PCSAO staff to plan for Franklin County peer mentoring initiative
Jan. 14, Meeting to plan statewide Peer Mentoring Initiative
Jan 19, Workshop during Cuyahoga County 'Orientation to Emancipation'
Jan. 25, Lorrain County Emancipated Youth Support Group meeting
Feb. 7, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
Feb. 29, Attend CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference
Mar. 1, Present two workshops at CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference
Mar. 3, Present at 'Train the Trainer' event for the Institute of Human Services
Mar. 4 - 5, Participate in youth panel at 11th annual OACCA Advocacy Conference
Mar. 31, Cuyahoga Youth Council meeting
April 17, Present about Strategic Sharing at Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
April 30, Testimony at Columbus Statehouse regarding House Bill 7
May 5, Participate in youth panel at ODJFS Foster Care Month event
May 14, Youth for Justice event
May 21 - 23, Keynote and workshop during Daniel Memorial Foster Parent Conference
May 27 - 30, Two workshops during Colorado Summit on Children, Youth and Families
June 13, "Rising Up and Moving On" Achievement Banquet
June 25, Adult supporters meeting at PCSAO
July 11, Ohio Family and Children First forum, chaired by First Lady, Frances Strickland
July 11, FCAA officers meeting
July 15, Training on building youth advisory boards in Lucas County
July 17, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
July 22, Training on building youth advisory boards in Athens County
July 28, Meeting to discuss collaboration with National Adoption Center for Law & Policy
July 29, OACCA Independent Living Legislative Forum in Montgomery County
July 30, Training on building youth advisory boards in Cuyahoga County
Aug. 3, Ohio FCAA meeting to plan Budgeting exercises for upcoming workshop
Aug. 9, Workshop on Emotional Resiliency during YEP Retreat
Aug. 10, Present at YEP Statewide Retreat for homeless youth
Aug. 13, Creative planning committee to plan presentation for Adoption Awareness Month
Aug. 14, Present at Youth Ad Hoc Committee of Institute for Human Services
Aug. 15, OACCA Independent Living Legislative Forum at Lighthouse Youth Services
Aug. 18, OHIO YAB adult supporters conference call
Aug. 19, Spoke at Cedric Riley statewide rally "Success is a Choice"
Aug. 20, Cuyahoga County Teen Resource Fair
Aug. 20, Legislative advocacy meeting with Adoption Network Cleveland
Aug, 22, Workshop for youth and foster parents on independent living for Village Network
Sept. 4 - 6, Keynote and three workshops at "Growing Pains" National Independent Living Conference
Sept. 10, Visit MyPlace to learn more about their transitional housing model
Sept. 11, Present for Youth Ad Hoc Committee, visit Daybreak
Sept. 18, Youth track at PCSAO conference
Sept. 21, Small-scale meeting of Ohio FCAA members
Sept. 24, Second small-scale meeting of Ohio FCAA members
Sept. 28, Youth housing meeting with Ken Warren, Michael Chambers and Angela from YEP
Oct. 3 - 4, Second annual statewide Independent Living Summit
Oct. 8, Creative planning committee meeting for Adoption Awareness Month
Oct. 15, Conference call with Dawn Folsom regarding starting an Indiana chapter of FCAA
Oct. 16, Strategic planning meeting of Ohio FCAA members
Oct. 18, Franklin County Children Services College Fair
Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, Two workshops at It's My Life conference
Nov. 8, Workshop for foster parents on emotional resiliency for Village Network
Nov. 12, Meeting at Viaquest regarding Youth Housing Initiative
Nov. 13, Lives on Canvas: Portrait of A Child by Darrin Hoover
Nov. 14, FCAA officers meeting: Strategic planning for 2009
Nov. 16 - 18, Alumni Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
Nov. 17, Independent Living Legislativate Workgroup meeting on Medicaid
Nov. 19, Meeting with Starr Commonwealth and Viaquest re: ASAP pilot project
Nov. 20, Meeting with Cedric Riley to discuss 2009 foster care rally and Cedric's tour
Nov. 22, Meeting with Jamole Callihan to discuss future Indiana chapter of FCAA
Nov. 27, Thanksgiving FCAA Alumni Reunion
Dec. 5, Winter Ball in Dayton, Ohio
Dec. 8, OACCA Higher Education Legislative Workgroup meeting
Dec. 10, Conference call with Viaquest regarding Alumni Support and Assistance Project
Dec. 13, YEP Christmas event: Seeking partnerships in local faith-based communities
Dec. 15, YEP Youth Housing Conference: Helped facilitate foster care breakout session
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During 2007, alumni and allies in Ohio had three primary focus areas:
1. Supporting the goals and efforts of the O.H.I.O. (Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio) Youth Advisory Board.
2. Designing trainings and workshops, based upon alumni insight.
3. Establishing statewide connections throughout Ohio between child welfare professionals, foster parents, kinship care providers and people in and from foster care
We accomplished these goals by:
1. Attending the Montgomery County youth resource fair, Stark County youth forum and statewide Youth Advisory Board meetings in order to build relationships with young people and support their long-term goals.
2. Presenting at three statewide and one national conference, and being invited to present at future conferences in 2008.
3. Partnering with Lighthouse Youth Services, OACCA, OFCA, PCSAO and YEP on statewide initiatives such as the Ohio independent living summit, YEP youth housing conference, the OFCA foster parent conference and supporting the OHIO Youth Advisory Board.
Feb. 26, Youth Resource Fair in Dayton, Ohio
March 2, Input on proposed Ohio foster care legislation
April 28, Ohio FCAA Chapter elections
June 12, Transitional Youth Conference: Mental Health
June 14 - 16, Presented at Ohio Family Care Association annual conference
July 19, Presentation for Ohio Independent Living Association
Aug. 8, Media Training
Aug. 18, Chairs of Ohio FCAA chapter attend OFCA executive board meeting
Aug. 28 - 29, Fundraising Workshop
Aug. 21, Participation in YAB Independent Living Survey partners planning meeting
Sept. 30 - Oct, 2, Attended and presented at It's My Life Conference
Oct. 19, Attended and presented at statewide independent living conference
Oct.27, Chapter meeting to discuss strategic plan for 2008, including fund-raising
Nov. 1, Statewide "Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio" Youth Advisory Board meeting
Nov. 18 -27, Trip to Washington D.C. to discuss federal financing regarding foster care.
Dec. 3, YEP conference on Transitional Youth and Housing
Dec. 7, Winter Ball in Dayton, Ohio
Dec. 11, Youth Advisory Board supporters' meeting
Dec. 27, OFCA college event for foster care youth
Dec. 28, Prepare for Youth Speak Out in 2008 at OACCA
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