📢Please tune in Sunday morning to hear from Jay Paul @deratany attorney & activist on @wshechicago @971TheDrive and @1019MIXChicago. He will be discussing how we can #fixfostercare system.
To learn more ➡️ https://t.co/IS2sd5S2SO
As pres of @NAFPAorg & former foster child unjustly removed from my activist mom for two plus years & as a #TruMother of several children unjustly removed, happy to see this & thanks to @FosterBoyMovie for showing what fostercare really is!!! #AbolishCPS https://t.co/88BdGHpbDp
Doing research on an interview about the #FosterCare system I ran across this film EP’d by @SHAQ that highlights the sad and unfortunate true story of a young man. I highly recommend everyone check out @FosterBoyMovie
Congratulations to Jay Paul @deratany on his selection by his peers for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.
#Chicago#Illinois#Lawyers
The weight of trauma can sometimes be too difficult to bear alone. Jamal takes on the corporation responsible for the abuse he faced in the foster care system in a way unique to his story. Watch this incredible and all too real story play out today.
#FosterBoyMovie#FixFosterCare
On Women's Equality Day, we're reminded of the great strides made to improve the quality of life for women in the US but also of the hurdles still faced. These shocking statistics highlight why we must continue fighting.
#FixFosterCare#WomensEqualityDay#fostercare
The @UCRiverside highlighted the story of lawyer, film writer, and foster youth advocate, Jay Paul @deratany and the story of how his upbringing and motivation to become a storyteller led him to his current fight to #FixFosterCare@FosterBoyMovie
https://t.co/Seg6Me82qn
There are so many benefits to keeping yourself as physically and emotionally well as possible, even keeping strong social connections and relationships can boost heart health! How are you staying well this month?
#NationalWellnessMonth#fostercare#fostercareawareness
It's #ChildSupportAwarenessMonth, and this week we're highlighting the importance of child support in the foster care system. Financial support is incredibly important for our youths and 95% of families receive some kind of care from our federal welfare program.
#FixFosterCare
A Washington state law that took effect July 25th aims to interrupt that pipeline, acknowledging the need to expand “trauma-informed, culturally relevant, racial equity-based ... supports” in community settings by providing $11.2 million
https://t.co/Pw0HFyKol1
#FixFosterCare
1 in 6 children in the US lives in a food-insecure household. Over 10% of homeless youth in large cities across the nation engage in survival sex, exchanging sex for necessities like food. Our children shouldn't live like this, it's time to #FixFosterCare#InternationalYouthDay