Category: Foster Youth

• 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

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  Foster Youth Luggage

  By Latrenda Leslie When I was asked to pose for a photograph about foster youth luggage, the clear plastic bags that foster youth belongings are put into when they enter and leave a placement, I was eager and happy to take part. The photo does not bring up bad foster memories for me. Unlike other…

  October 12, 2015

• Foster Youth Museum Presents Lost Childhoods Exhibition at Grace Cathedral

  Foster Youth Museum Presents Lost Childhoods Exhibition at Grace Cathedral October 15 – November 1, 2015 Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco Open Daily, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Foster Youth Museum presents its groundbreaking exhibit about youth experiences in foster care at the historic Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Through photos, donated objects,…

  September 14, 2015

• Freshies

  By: Brittany Walker Pettigrew I had the honor of seeing a small portion of the Foster Youth Museum in April 2015 at the Fairness and Equity Symposium in Oakland, CA. The conference, sponsored by the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC), featured the Homeless exhibition that took guests through the foster youths’ experiences in systems…

  July 7, 2015

• Reflections on the Public Opening of FYM

  Reflections on the Public Opening of Foster Youth Museum By Jamie Lee Evans, Co-director My heart won’t stop racing and my head can’t calm itself long enough for me to explain or understand why I have found myself in near or complete tears since the public opening of Foster Youth Museum. Is it something about…

  March 20, 2015

• Foster Youth Museum Presents First Public Exhibit: Lost Childhoods

  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Annie Gardiner / annie@greenpenguincomm.com / 510.339.1363 Media Preview: Thursday, March 5, 5:00 PM Foster Youth Museum Presents First Public Exhibit:  Lost Childhoods March 6 – March 29, 2015 Exhibition Location: Warehouse 416, 416 26th Street, Oakland, CA First Friday: Friday, March 6, 6:00-10:00 PM February 19, 2015 – Oakland, CA…

  February 23, 2015