Youth Engagement
Annual Conference 2021
The 2021 Annual Conference hosted by the Indiana Youth Advisory Board was a great success!
The 2021 conference, themed The New Normal: Defining Our Future, was a virtual event for youth, led by youth and had over 300 participants.
It included:
- Breakout sessions were led by former IYAB members on topics chosen by current IYAB members.
- A keynote speech from Ángela Quijada-Banks, author of “The Black Foster Youth Handbook,” NAACP Image Award Nominee and CEO of Soulful Liberation and Consciously Melanated Queens
- An awards ceremony recognizing young people and adult supporters who have advocated for teens and young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.
- A Statewide Indiana Youth Advisory Board meeting
Questions? Contact Megan Trible, Director of Youth Engagement
Call or text 317-504-4196 • [email protected]
All Youth Engagement Programs
Indiana Youth Advisory Board
The first way to get involved is through the Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB). IYAB is a group led by (you and) your peers with lived experience in foster care and is facilitated by a Foster Success staff member. Learn more...
Annual Conference & Events
Each year, Foster Success coordinates an annual youth engagement conference hosted by the Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB) to bring together teens and young adults with lived experience in foster care. Learn more...
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