Youth Experiences and Voices

Share music, poetry, visual art, podcasts, and projects that give voice to your journey and inspire others.

Center the experiences of youth facing intersectional barriers—discuss identity, belonging, and justice in care.

Connect youth with others who’ve been there—offering guidance, friendship, and strength through shared experience.

Discuss how to create environments where youth can be honest, vulnerable, and heard without judgment or fear.

A place for reunified families to share their turning point—the moment, the support, and what made it real.

A space to reflect on aging out, what supports helped or were missing, and how to help others prepare.

A reverse forum—where youth respond to questions from caregivers, social workers, or policymakers, on their terms.

Hold systems and agencies to their promises—what youth were told, what actually happened, and what needs fixing.

Propose, debate, and build solutions driven by youth perspectives—because system reform starts with those who live it.

Talk about real youth engagement in leadership—what works, what feels tokenizing, and how to push for real power.

A space for current and former youth in care to share lived experiences—good, bad, and everything in between.