What Helps What Harms Listening Sessions
If you have experience in the Foster Care System, please consider joining Youth MOVE National for our next What Helps What Harms Listening Sessions held August 30th and 31st, 2023. This is a great opportunity to share your voice, feedback and experiences to impact system’s change! All participants will receive a $50 gift card. We are interested in hearing from youth and young parents from anywhere in the US, who had experience in the Foster Care/Child Welfare system when they were under the age of 25.
Listening Sessions will take place on the following dates & times:
- Wednesday August 30th 2023 at 12-1:30pm PST / 1-12:30pm MT / 2-3:30pm CT / 3-4:30pm EST
- Wednesday August 30th, 2023 3-4:30pm PST / 4-5:30pm MT / 5-6:30pm CT / 6-7:30pm EST
- Thursday August 31st, 2023 2-3:30pm PST / 3-4:30pm MT / 4-5:30pm CT / 5-6:30pm EST
About What Helps What Harms Listening Sessions
We are holding these Listening Sessions to provide a chance to gather a real time perspective from those who have experience in the Foster Care/Child Welfare system while under 25 years old, and can live anywhere in the U.S. We are offering a $50 visa gift card for 20 people to join one of three listening sessions held August 30th and 31st.
In these learning sessions, we want to know What Helps and What Harms within the Foster Care/Child Welfare systems. Feedback gathered in these sessions will be used with intent to improve the Foster Care/Child Welfare systems for youth, their siblings, parents and other supportive adults that are involved.
The result of these conversations will be a white paper report and an illustration of key points in the conversation that will be published on Youth MOVE’s website and shared with our partners at the National Center for Quality Improvement on Family-Centered Reunification.
All information shared will remain anonymous.
Frequestly Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Additional questions? Email [email protected]
Q: What is the agenda like for 1.5 hours?
A: The first 15 minutes will be introductions and developing some team boundaries, then we will spend an hour discussing What Helps and What Harms within the Foster Care/Child Welfare system. We will spend the last 15 minutes debriefing and end on a positive note for all.
Q: How do I know what time zone I am in?
A: Click this link below to see what time zone you are located in: https://www.time-zones-map.com/
Q: What is the point of these listening sessions?
A: Youth MOVE National is dedicated to improving the systems by hearing from those directly impacted by them. We want to promote and share youth voice with decision makers and people who impact the lives of youth and young adults. It is important to have these types of conversations both for those who participate and those who wish to do better in their work with youth.
Q: What do I need to join?
A: The listening session will be hosted on Zoom. You can join with just your audio or audio and video. Once you register, we will send you a calendar invitation with the link in it.
Q: Will this meeting be recorded?
A: Yes, but only for transcription purposes to make sure everyone is heard during the session. The recording will be locally recorded, not uploaded to the cloud, and deleted once it is transcribed by one staff member here at Youth MOVE National.
Q: How will I receive the gift card?
A: We will send you the Visa gift card in an email after the session, you can expect your stipend to arrive within 48 hours after you join.
Q: I am over the age of 25 but I was a part of the Foster Care/Child Welfare system when I was under the age of 25, can I participate?
A: Yes, please join us!
Q: I am under the age of 25 now, should I join?
A: Yes, please join us!
Q: I am a parent who lost custody or had a temporary separation of my child before I was 25 years old, can I join?
A: Yes, please join us!
Q: I am a sibling of someone who was placed in foster care before I was 25, can I join?
A: Yes, please join us!
