In the Fall of 2019, Advocates for Children and Youth launched an equitable and inclusive Community Engagement Framework that will advance policies and programs across multiple issue areas. Advocacy is best if made in partnership with the people they affect…

As a result of HB 911, Rachel White, our Child Welfare Policy Director was appointed to the Maryland General Assembly's Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors. This workgroup is chaired by Senator Mary Washington and…

The Homeless Youth Count will be occurring in Baltimore City from April 1st- April 14th. There was a training for the Youth Ambassadors on Tuesday, March 28th, 6-8 pm at Youth Empowerment Society.   Registration information: https://goo.gl/fSokqY Advocates for Children…

The Resilient Ones is an initiative to help foster youth—one of the most unseen and vulnerable populations in Maryland. We have national statistics and local anecdotal stories which show foster youth need our attention. Our knowledge about foster youth grows every…

The number of children in foster care has dropped by more than 40 percent over the past 8 years. To safely sustain and accelerate this trend, more parents need in-home services. Marylanders overwhelmingly support providing more supportive services to at-risk…