Foster Care Month Event Schedule
Mon May 6
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities: Success Beyond 18 Launch
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Capitol Visitor Center – Room HVC 201
Focus: Young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood
Tue May 7
Foster Care Month Visibility Day on Capitol Hill
- Wear Foster Care Month ribbons (will be distributed to each Member)
- Floor speeches: incorporate stories from foster youth
- Introduce House Foster Care Month Resolution
Thurs May 9
Letting Kids Be Kids: Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Longworth House Office Building – Room 1100
Focus: State efforts to improve the lives of foster youth by eliminating barriers that unnecessarily limit the activities of children in foster care.
Thurs May 16
Foster Care & Child Trafficking Forum
Hosts: House Caucus on Foster Youth & Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking
Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Capitol Visitor Center – Room SVC 202
Focus: Children at intersection between foster care & child trafficking
Monday May 20
Briefing on 50 State Chartbook on Foster Care
Hosts: The Mentor Network Charitable Foundation
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Congressional Visitors Center, SVC 212
Participants: Mary Bissell, Partner, ChildFocus Partners; Dr. Judith G. Gonyea, Chair of Social Research, Boston University School of Social Work; Dwight Robson, President of the Board of Directors, The Mentor Network Charitable Foundation; and Becky Shipp, Senior Health Advisor, Senate Finance Committee
Tue May 21
Description: Members of Congress are paired with foster youth from their districts
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Pick up & Drop off in Rayburn B338
Tue May 21
Foster Care Month Congressional Luncheon
Hosts: Casey Family Programs, in coordination w Foster Youth
Caucus Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location: Rayburn B338
Invited: Actor Jamie Foxx & Athlete Michael Oher (Baltimore Ravens)
Tue May 28 and Wed May 29
Nationwide Foster Care Listening Tour: Visit to Seattle, WA
Note: All travel, lodging, meals paid for by Casey Family Programs
Hosts: Casey Family Programs, in coordination with Rep. McDermott
Time: 1pm to 6pm on Tues May 28 and Wed May 29
Deadline: Ethics paperwork due Friday, April 26