C3 – Youth-Adult Partnerships in Organizing for Positive Change in the Evolving Child Welfare System     

Youth spend less time in the child welfare system as it evolves, and it has become challenging to foster youth engagement in our new virtual world. Additionally, federal legislation has shifted transition planning to begin at age 14. To address these issues, New England Youth Coalition (NEYC) youth advocates and adult supporters engaged in a strategic planning process to identify the best way to support youth in creating positive change in the child welfare system. In this interactive workshop, NEYC youth consultants will share their methods and lessons learned from a three-phase strategic planning process including planning, data collection, and synthesizing findings to provide concrete recommendations.

Presenters: Grey Hilliard-Koshinsky, New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors, Boston, MA; Sylvia Parrott, New England Youth Coalition (NEYC), Boston, MA