Tag: Foster Youth Museum

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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 Makes San Francisco Debut at Historic Grace Cathedral

  For Immediate Release: Foster Youth Museum Makes San Francisco Debut at Historic Grace Cathedral Media Contact:  Annie Gardiner / annie@greenpenguincomm.com / 510.325.3654 Opening Reception:  Thursday, October 15, 2015, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Exhibition Hours:  Open daily October 15 – November 1, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Where: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street,…

  October 6, 2015

• A Sacred Moment for Foster Youth

  By Rebecca Edwards, co-director BRAID Mission Braid was founded in the fall of 2014 as a brand-new ministry of the Episcopal Church, with a unique mission – reaching out to youth in foster care. As we have confessed many times over the past year, however, Chris and I really had no idea what we were…

  September 30, 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