2023 OHIO YAB meeting

1. Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Statewide Quarterly Meeting
Thursday, April 20, 2023

2. We exist to be the knowledgeable
statewide voice that influences policies and
practices that impact youth who have or
will experience out of home care.
OHIO YAB Mission

3. Foster Youth Bill of Rights
Foster Youth Rights Handbook
Youth Ombudsman Office
Youth who run away to escape abuse
Youth spending nights in county office buildings

4. Youth-vetted workshops
- Life skills training pathway for foster parents
- Caseworker Core trainings
Youth-created resource pathfinders
Youth Navigator Network
Seeking to extend foster case supports to age 23

5. Sibling Connections Matter
Strengths-based, needs-focused approach to:
ICCA form
CANs assessment
Tiered Foster Care
Congregate Care Placements

6. Ohio Supreme Court Summit
GAL and CASA contact with youth
Jonathan Thomas’ Op Ed
ESSA School District Liaisons
Disability-serving systems

7. Brainstorming Topics
1. ESSA: School District Foster Care Liaisons
2. Ohio Medicaid: Foster-Specific Flyer
3. State Budget Updates: Youth Voice
4. Bipartisan Policy Center: Seeking National
Common Ground

8. New and Good