On this week’s podcast we discuss the newest policy proposals from foster youth interns on Capitol Hill, new funding for racial equity in child welfare, and the newly approved guaranteed income pilot project in California that will pay up to $1,000 per month to young adults who have aged out of foster care.Andrea Amavisca, a legislative aide to State Sen. Dave Cortese, joins to talk about how the plan became law. Veronica Vieyra, who participated in a smaller test of guaranteed income in Santa Clara County, joins us to reflect on the impact that help has had on her life this year. Reading RoomFoster Youth Congressional Interns Present Policy Fixes to U.S. Legislatorshttps://bit.ly/3zJtLdDLawmakers Back Funding for Foster Sibling Pilot Programshttps://bit.ly/3lr4DEuNew Study Suggests Ending Group Care for Foster Youthhttps://bit.ly/3rsVqMUH.R.4502 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022https://bit.ly/3rMJ9mSCalifornia Bans Out-of-State Treatment Programs After Reporters Investigate Abusehttps://bit.ly/3BkKm9uFar from Home | Far from Safehttps://imprintnews.org/special-series/far-from-homeCalifornia Approves First State-Guaranteed Income For Foster Youthhttps://bit.ly/3xi84QvCalifornia County Tests Universal Basic Income to Support Youth After Foster Carehttps://bit.ly/3dfmAB2Help Us Close the Distance!The past two years have been a time of painful isolation and uncertainty, especially for America’s most vulnerable families and children. There has never been a more important time for the kind of work that Fostering Media Connections does: Telling the stories that bring all of us together, closing the distance that kept us apart.Now through Aug. 31, donations to The Imprint will be matched.Your donations help us to keep you informed with nuanced stories you won’t find anywhere else — and produce podcast episodes like this! Double your donation today at www.imprintnews.org/donate.

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