Foster Success is hosting Youth Engagement Leadership Training for young people in the Indiana Foster Youth Alliance, ages 14-22. This is a 6 hour, free training. Youth participants will receive a $100 stipend for full attendance and participation at the training.
Saturday, March 14-Location TBA.
This is an in-person training. The location will be centralized for those who register. There is also a virtual Leadership Training on Sept 19 if those who register cannot attend.
This training makes IFYA members eligible to take on leadership opportunities like facilitating workgroups, planning engagement events, and doing public speaking on behalf of the program.
Training Objectives:
- Participants will gain a thorough understanding of their state’s child welfare system including key stakeholders, acronyms and funding.
- Participants will complete Strategic Sharing training including risks and rewards of sharing and the three C’s strategy for strategic sharing.
- Participants will gain an understanding of how to be an effective worker.
- Participants will learn the basics of professionalism in child welfare spaces including the courtroom.
- Participants will develop their personal areas of interest and explore their own areas of strength.
- Participants will be introduced to a cohort of peers who they will work alongside over the course of a year+.
If you are an OYS/IL provider or an adult support bringing a young person you are welcome to stay but you cannot participate in the training. There is a registration ticket for you.
Email brittany@fostersuccess.org for more information.