Re: Former Foster Children as Mentors or Advocates

[Brian Morgan <brianmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Very interested in:

. training teens in journalism and related skills;

. publishing magazines, books and other materials written and 
illustrated by young people;

. encouraging teens and the adults who work with them to use our 
publications to stimulate reading, writing, discussion, and reflection.

because my partner and I work at least partly in this way with a group 
of teenage mothers in the Welsh valleys.

The BBC has loaded some of their stories on their website.

Take a look.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/teenmams/

Brian Morgan


Charlie Enright wrote:

> A little surprised that Youth Communications of New York hasn't been 
> mentioned in a response.  Research is not my thing nor is it Youth 
> Communication's.  However they are all about peer mentoring.
>    From their web page at: www.youthcomm.org
>
>
> Youth Communication helps teenagers develop their skills in reading, 
> writing, thinking, and reflection, so they can acquire the information 
> they need to make thoughtful choices about their lives.
>
> We do that by:
>
> . training teens in journalism and related skills;
>
> . publishing magazines, books and other materials written and 
> illustrated by young people;
>
> . encouraging teens and the adults who work with them to use our 
> publications to stimulate reading, writing, discussion, and reflection.
>
>
>
>    Seems like Youth Communications or California Youth Connections 
> would be great candidates for, at least, a program evaluation.
>
>
>
> Charlie Enright, JD, MSW, LMSW
> 4907 Foster Rd.
> Midland, MI  48642
> (989) 832-9628
> cenright@charter.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <AJack10970@aol.com>
> To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers" 
> <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 10:57 AM
> Subject: Former Foster Children as Mentors or Advocates
>
>
>> Can anyone point me to  citations or results of studies which 
>> examined the
>> evidence on former foster children as mentors or advocates for children
>> currently in the foster care system?   I look foward to any guidance. 
>> Thank you. 
>
>
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