Take Action: Transition Center NOW!!

This is the first of many blog posts about The Youth Transition Center and its status as it relates to the FY10 budget. We have until June 2 to get the Transition Center back in the FY10 and we will be working hard to achieve this goal. Please refer to our Youth Transition Center Campaign Page for more information about the history of this campaign and our current position.

A breif history: Since August, the youth on the Foster Care Campaign has been working towards creating a Transition Center for older youth aging out of the foster care system.

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This center would be a one-stop center for youth aging out or already emancipated from the care. We have been campaigning, researching, and promoting this Transition Center and have had some success; a month ago the center was placed in the FY10 budget. Since then, however, it has been suggested that this money be taken from the center and used for earmarks. We have two weeks to prevent this from happening but we need your help. Youth age-out of the system every day and for many, this experience is as shocking as it is challenging. While we know a Transition Center is not the only solution, we also know that other one stop centers have aided countless youth and we need to do the same for our youth in the District. Please call, email, or write a letter to your council member. If you want more information, don't hesitate to email lauragill@youngwomensproject.org. Thank you and come back to check in!