Program Goals

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Provide a youth development opportunity for emerging leaders by:
> Building leadership skills
> Providing an opportunity to practice public speaking
> Developing professional proficiencies through intensive training

Improve outcomes for youth preparing to transition out of foster care by:
Helping young people in foster care develop the skills and will to succeed through a training model which utilizes peer-led instruction and provides motivation through peer role models presented at live events and public awareness campaigns.

Increase public awareness and facilitate legislative action that will improve the foster care system by:
Developing the public speaking skills of young constituents in foster care so that they use their voices and stories to compel the public to act.

Change public perceptions about youth in foster care and reduce the negative stigma attached to foster care by:
Establishing a corps of young people from the foster care system who are trained, skilled, and effective public speakers and by showcasing their personal success stories in conjunction with relevant national foster care issues.

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