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Keep Foster Children Off the Street

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Covenant House

One in five foster children grow up to be homeless adults. Many of these children are forced to leave their homes due to physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, but the state child welfare systems responsible for their well-being lack the tools needed to meet their complex needs.

The Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act attempts to break the vicious cycle that disconnects these children from the help they need. The act supports these young people by: strengthening federal child welfare systems, extending their access to support services, and amending the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to improve access to benefits.

Every child deserves a chance to succeed no matter where they grow up or who raises them. Urge your senators to support S.2560, the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act.

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goal: 10,000

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Dear Senator [Last Name]:

Right now, one-fifth of foster children grow up to be homeless adults.

Many of these children are compelled to leave home due to severe family conflict, parental mental illness, or physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Also, many of the young people who enter foster care age out at 18-years old with little or no support for their transition to the adult world. For youth struggling to responsibly care for children of their own, the challenges are even greater.

Clearly, the state child welfare systems responsible for the safety and protection of these young people often lack the tools to meet their complex needs, which is why I urge your support for the S.2560, the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act.

The Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act gives more support to foster families, foster children, and young adults transitioning from the foster care system into adulthood by:

We signed the “Keep Foster Children Off the Street” letter!

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10:04 pm PDT, Apr 25, Ana Ysabel Reyes, Philippines
because they are our future

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6:25 pm PDT, Apr 25, Michael Barth, California

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4:31 pm PDT, Apr 25, Jennifer Brackett, Tennessee

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11:30 am PDT, Apr 25, Deborah Parker, New Jersey

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8:50 am PDT, Apr 25, Sheila Maniscalco, New York
Please help our children. They have been thur alot already. They don't deserve to be homeless.

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5:29 am PDT, Apr 25, Nina Sheller, Iowa

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7:02 pm PDT, Apr 24, Lakchmy Ortega, Puerto Rico

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2:32 pm PDT, Apr 24, Casey Wimberly, Texas

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2:20 pm PDT, Apr 24, Sus Storck, California

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2:00 am PDT, Apr 24, Margarita Estrada, California
Please provide our homeless children with preventive measures of support before they end up on the streets. With more support, accessibility, knowledge of programs available for helping these young people meet their needs, we can pull them out with immediate resources; shelter, food, clothing, counseling, job development etc...Providing more help to foster care programs, more trained staff and guidance into realistic next steps and direction.

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6:41 pm PDT, Apr 23, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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6:12 pm PDT, Apr 23, Martha Boak, Pennsylvania

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3:39 pm PDT, Apr 23, Tati Derichsweiler, Arizona

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5:37 am PDT, Apr 23, Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden

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9:39 pm PDT, Apr 22, Dixie Trent, Colorado

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3:30 pm PDT, Apr 22, Sueellen Grieves-seese, Florida

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2:43 pm PDT, Apr 22, Name not displayed, Georgia

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3:43 am PDT, Apr 22, Faith Marcelino, Philippines

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6:07 pm PDT, Apr 21, Elizabeth S., Oregon

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3:37 pm PDT, Apr 21, Clare Castanzo, Pennsylvania

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3:27 pm PDT, Apr 21, Carol Harris, Iowa

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3:00 pm PDT, Apr 21, Seth Stern, New Jersey

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2:58 pm PDT, Apr 21, Isabel Cain, Massachusetts

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2:52 pm PDT, Apr 21, Name not displayed, Maryland
We are all connected to each other in one way or the other... let it be through love. All children are precious and deserve a chance to not only survive but to thrive. Please help

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1:23 pm PDT, Apr 21, Diana Pawelski, Arizona

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8:56 am PDT, Apr 21, Matthew Keffer, Illinois

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8:58 pm PDT, Apr 20, Brooke Burr, Missouri

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8:34 pm PDT, Apr 20, Janine Gober, Texas

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4:38 pm PDT, Apr 20, Annie Frazee, Michigan

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4:06 pm PDT, Apr 20, Name not displayed, California
Because They are the future of the world we all live in and should be concerned about.

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11:21 am PDT, Apr 20, Tristan Read, Colorado

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10:30 am PDT, Apr 20, Valorie Mall, Illinois

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10:09 am PDT, Apr 20, Name not displayed, Chile

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12:56 am PDT, Apr 20, Lori Broussard, Louisiana

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9:20 pm PDT, Apr 19, Salama Shaquana, Australia

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7:56 pm PDT, Apr 19, Sarah Fe, Texas

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7:09 pm PDT, Apr 19, Heather Gregory, North Carolina

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2:56 pm PDT, Apr 19, Name not displayed, California
Support The Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act H.R. 4208

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1:12 pm PDT, Apr 19, Vicky Toutsidou, Greece

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9:58 am PDT, Apr 19, Diana Lungu, Romania

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8:35 am PDT, Apr 19, Melisa Van Nus, Oregon

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4:21 pm PDT, Apr 18, Cameron Axford, Canada
Why is this in religion section though?

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8:52 am PDT, Apr 18, Gayla Harris, North Carolina

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5:24 am PDT, Apr 18, Jo Ballem, Massachusetts

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6:24 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois

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9:52 am PDT, Apr 17, Lexi Manila, North Carolina

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3:56 am PDT, Apr 17, Angeline Balsitis, California

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2:49 pm PDT, Apr 16, Kelly Phinney, Colorado

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2:20 pm PDT, Apr 16, Name not displayed, Florida
God Bless these kids.

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9:47 am PDT, Apr 16, Megan G, Georgia

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