Category: Events

• What Being Chosen Means During a Global Pandemic

  by Foster Youth Museum director, Jamie Lee Evans I have interesting dreams.  Last night I dreamt there was a COVID-19 campaign for people to make friends instead of buying all the toilet paper they can find.  Then I woke up wondering how homeless people are supposed to shelter-in-place when they have no shelter to begin…

  March 12, 2020

• Chosen: Foster Youth and Their Chosen Families

  What supports young people to grow in resilience, success, good health and happiness? Love, connection and belonging. For foster youth this is even more profoundly true, even though fighting for food, clothing and shelter takes up so much energy. Join Foster Youth Museum and our latest exhibition Chosen: Foster Youth and Their Chosen Families and…

  February 14, 2020

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  See Me: Portraits of Foster Youth Documenting the Higher Ed Grind

  by Foster Youth Museum Executive Director, Jamie Lee Evans Unless you come from a long line of college graduates and have lots of support to swim through high school and apply for college, post secondary educational adventures aren’t easy.  Foster youth, in particular, have to grind hard to get into and finish college. The stats…

  January 21, 2019

• Join Us – Fostering Resilience at SCMAH

  Join California Youth Connection and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) to discuss how foster youth not only survive, but thrive, contribute and make a difference. This event includes panel discussions from current, former, and older generations of foster youth, and youth-led performances.  Fostering Resilience: What it Took, What it Takes, and…

  November 2, 2017

• Join us – First Friday: Lost Childhoods Exhibition Opening – July 7, 2017

  Come one! Come ALL!!  Come Join us for opening Night of the Lost Childhoods Exhibition for FREE during First Friday on July 7, 2017 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. CLICK HERE to learn more! Questions?  Contact Darryn Green at Darryn@calyouthconn.org

  July 6, 2017

• Have Museum, Will Travel: My First Time Out of Cali

  Have Museum, Will Travel: A Foster’s First Time Out of Cali By Ricardo Ramirez, California Youth Connection member, Foster Youth Museum docent, Playmaker Rookie of the Year 2016 My name is Ricardo and I am a docent for the Foster Youth Museum and our exhibit in Arkansas. This is my first trip ever outside of California and my…

  April 1, 2016