In this September 2012 "back to school" issue of NCFA's Adoption Advocate, Educational Mentor and former foster youth Jetaine Hart provides insight into the many challenges to educational attainment that are faced by youth in foster care, shares information about her own work with students in Alameda County, and offers her expert recommendations on ways in which foster families, educators, mentors, and others involved in the lives of youth in care can support and help them achieve their educational goals. A 2009 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Foster Youth Intern, Ms. Hart also recently contributed to NCFA's May 2012 Adoption Advocate, "Advocating for America's Youth in Foster Care: Perspectives and Recommendations from Former Foster Youth."
Click here to download the PDF of Adoption Advocate No. 51 or click here to view the web version.
The Adoption Advocate
is a monthly publication created by NCFA to educate policymakers,
families, child welfare specialists, and other interested parties on
today's most relevant child welfare and adoption issues.
Adoption Advocate No. 50: “Earlier is Better for Family Care: What Research Tells Us About Young Children and Institutionalization”
Adoption Advocate No. 49: “Adoption Resources for Americans Living Abroad”
Adoption Advocate No. 48: "Supporting Maltreated Children: Countering the Effects of Neglect and Abuse"
Adoption Advocate No. 47: "Advocating for America's Youth in Foster Care: Perspectives and Recommendations from Former Foster Youth"
Adoption Advocate No. 46: "A Deeper Conversation on Information Sharing in Adoption: Compromise Offers Promise and Keeps Promises"
Adoption Advocate No. 45: "Birthparent Counseling in Policy and Practice"
*Special Issue* Adoption Advocate: "Adoption Tax Credit Advocacy Kit "
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