In Their Own Words
Explore advice from former and current foster youth in their own words
Advice for Foster Parents
This video highlights former foster youth, Annika and Maria, who share their advice for resource parents. Created to inspire and support resource parents, they talk about the important of being patient and keeping an open mind with foster youth. Share this video with resource parents to help them understand the experiences of foster youth.
Advice From a Foster Youth Who Has Had Difficult Experiences
This video features Edwardo, a First Star UCLA Bruin Academy Student and former foster youth, as he talks about building a support system. He explores why his support system was a crucial part of building resilience in the challenging environment of the child welfare system. This video is useful for work with foster youth and their resource families to support and inspire them.
Advice to Foster Parents From a Current Foster Youth
This video features a current foster youth offering advice to potential resource parents, such as taking time to listen, offering advice, and being a role model. This video will help you to guide resource parents to create strong bonds with their foster youth.