2014 april ohio youth advisory board meeting
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Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Thursday, April 17, 2014at Quest Business Center:
8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus OH 43240
• We exist to be the knowledgeable statewide voice that influences policies and practices that effect all youth who have or will experience out of home care.
OHIO YAB Mission
OHIO YAB Agenda
Reporting Out:• Progress on OHIO YAB Focus Areas for 2014
Youth Brainstorming• Choice of Topics
Lunch• Tardis Activity • Announcements from Ally Organizations
New and Good Upcoming Opportunities
2014 Ohio YAB Focus Areas
• Outreach and Policy • Transitional Housing• Education• Youth Voice in Court• Independent Living Preparation• Employment
Outreach and Policy Progress on Goals
1. Columbus Dispatch article on extending foster care supports to 21
2. Presentation during statewide Legislative Briefing
3. OHIO YAB Youth Rights Handbook
Two NEW Youth Boards:
• Regional YAB in Lake, Ashtabula and Geagua County
• Ross County YAB – with plans to reach out and partner with nearby counties
1.) Assisted in facilitating Kick-off of the Youth and Alumni Taskforce to End Youth Homelessness in Cincinnati.
2.) Compiling a list of transitional housing resources.
3.) Partnering with a Place 4 Me in Cleveland.
Transitional HousingProgress on Goals
1.) Youth recommendations from January OHIO YAB meeting.
2.) Youth input on Ohio Reach website.
3.) Youth input on combined Ohio Reach and Connecting the Dots conference (today).
EducationProgress on Goals
1.) Staff at residential facilities should be trauma-informed, and skilled to assist youth in dealing with their triggers.
2.) Youth who are placed in residential facilities should be informed of their personal rights, and who to contact if they feel physically unsafe.
4.) Residential facilities should separate out youth who are suicidal from youth who are physically violent.
5.) Residential facilities should provide a distinction between tweens (ages 12-14) with teens (ages 15-17). Their developmental needs are different.
6.) Current residential policies be reviewed with input from current and/or former foster youth, including their policies on seclusion, staff training and independent living preparation.
Advocating for Youth in Residential PlacementsYouth-Developed Recommendations
1.) Regular meetings with GAL
2.) Met with judges3.) Glossary of
Court Language4.) Teaching future
GAL class.5.) The needs of all
youth matter.
Youth Voice in CourtProgress on Goals
LGBTQA Youth in CareOhio Pride
1.) Statewide Independent Living Curriculum
2.) Online Independent Living Clearinghouse of Resources
3.) Compile and share youth input about IL challenges, Best Practices and recommendations for the future
Independent Living PreparationProgress on Goals
OYAB Moving Forward in 2014: Workforce
Promote Best Practices:1. Connecting the Dots2. Individual Development
Accounts (IDAs)3. Overcoming barriers to
foster youth having a savings account.
4. Address Stipend and gift card challenges.
5. Promote creative use of funding (i.e. Chafee, TANF-IL, WIA)
Youth BrainstormingChoice of Topics:
1. Housing After Foster Care: ~ facilitated by OHIO YAB Vice President Dominique Jefferson
2. Oct. 17 Youth Conference: Youth input on the name, menu and workshop ideas ~ co-facilitated by OHIO YAB Media Spokesman Charles Scott, with Will Murray of Ohio Reach
3. Mind Matters: Youth feedback on materials designed to inform foster youth about their medical rights, and how to access medical/mental health needs post-emancipation.
4. Funding for Independent Living and Aftercare: ~ co-facilitated by OHIO YAB Parliamentarian Dorothy Dodson, with Dan Shook of ODJFS
Lunchtime Activity
1. If you go anywhere in space and time, where would it be and why?
2. What’s your number one priority in the future?
New and Good: Because the challenge of the moment
is the opportunity of the future
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
April 27 – May 1, Three Days On the Hill
June 12, SW Connecting the Dots ConferenceJune 25-27, Purple Project Conference
July 17, Ohio Youth Advisory Board Quarterly MeetingJuly 25, Teening Up for Success Conference
Oct. 16, Ohio Youth Advisory Board Quarterly MeetingOct. 17, Connecting the Dots and Ohio Reach Conference
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