Fostering Change | Jennifer Perry

01/18/22 • 40 min

Children’s Action Network (CAN) uses the power of the entertainment community to increase awareness about children’s issues and make them a top priority in everyday life.

CAN is currently dedicated to raising awareness about and finding homes for the more than 100,000 children in foster care in the United States who are waiting for an adoptive family and improving outcomes for the more than 400,000 children in foster care.

FosterMore is an unparalleled coalition of media and entertainment companies, foundations, non-profits, businesses and philanthropic organizations working to create greater understanding, empathy, and action to improve the future of youth in foster care.

Story Key Notes:

🖐️What are the missions of Children’s Action Network and FosterMore?

🖐️Why changing perceptions of foster youth is so important

🖐️How and why you can become involved in the lives of foster youth

You can find out more about jennifer by visiting:

@childrensactionnetwork

@foster_more

Twitter

@childrensaction

@fostermore

Facebook

Children's Action Network

FosterMore

Children's Action Network/FosterMore Website

www.childrensactionnetwork.org

https://fostermore.org

Learn more at https://www.comfortcases.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Children’s Action Network (CAN) uses the power of the entertainment community to increase awareness about children’s issues and make them a top priority in everyday life.

Story Key Notes:

🖐️What are the missions of Children’s Action Network and FosterMore?

🖐️Why changing perceptions of foster youth is so important

🖐️How and why you can become involved in the lives of foster youth

You can find out more about jennifer by visiting:

@childrensactionnetwork

@foster_more

Twitter

@childrensaction

@fostermore

Facebook

Children's Action Network

FosterMore

Children's Action Network/FosterMore Website

www.childrensactionnetwork.org

https://fostermore.org

Learn more at https://www.comfortcases.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fostering Change | Jessica Jasurda

Jess is the Director of Crisis Services at the National Runaway Safeline. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the Crisis Services Center and its associated data collection and reporting systems. She supervises all members of the crisis services team to ensure consistent and effective delivery of services offered to youth who have run away, are experiencing homelessness, and/or are in crisis, and their families. Each year, the National Runaway Safeline makes more than 125,000 connections to help and hope through hotline, online and offline services. Prior to joining the National Runaway Safeline, Jess served as the District Homeless Liaison for the Anoka-Hennepin School District.

November was National Runaway Prevention Month, a public awareness campaign designed to shine a light on the experiences of runaway and homeless youth that too often remain invisible. It is also an opportunity to spotlight the resources available to support youth in crisis throughout the nation. As part of the campaign, individuals, organizations and the National Runaway Safeline host educational and awareness-building events, such as the NRPM Lunch & Learn Series, throughout the month. For more information and to join the effort, visit 1800RUNAWAY.org.

Key Notes:

🖐️How extensive is the runaway and homeless youth crisis in our country?

🖐️What are some factors that put a young person at risk of experiencing homelessness?

🖐️Do you feel there may be specific reasons youth in the foster care system would reach out to the National Runaway Safeline for support?

🖐️What are some of the top issues driving youth to contact your Crisis Services Center?

🖐️How can we help prevent youth from running away from home or becoming homeless (living on the streets, staying in shelters, couch surfing, sleeping in cars, etc.)?

You can find out more about Jessica by visiting:

Facebook: @1800RUNAWAY

Twitter: 1800RUNAWAY

Instagram: @1800RUNAWAY

Website: 1800RUNAWAY.org

Learn more at https://www.comfortcases.org/

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Fostering Change | Leslie Gang

Leslie Gang (maiden name Reis) was born and raised in Long Island New York, where she currently resides with her husband Jason and children Alexandra and Simon. She graduated from Boston University in 2007 with a double major in Communications (specialization in Public Relations) and Jewish Studies. Leslie has worked in the admissions and marketing field of the nonprofit sector for more than 14 years and is currently the Director of Admissions and Communications at the Brandeis School in Lawrence, NY. Leslie is also the co-founder of Hindi’s Libraries, an international literary nonprofit that donates new and gently used children’s books all over the world. “Everyone has the ability to do good, we just need the willpower to make it so.” Leslie can be reached at [email protected]

Story Key Notes:

🖐️ How/Why we became an org

🖐️ What we've accomplished

🖐️ What we'd love to see happen/goals (and the needs to get there)

You can find out more about Leslie and the Hindi’s Libraries by visiting:

Facebook @hindislibraries

Twitter @hindislibraries

Instagram @hindislibraries

Learn more at https://www.comfortcases.org/

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