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Foster Advocates

College Grant Program for Minnesota Foster Youth a Victim of its Own Success

3/26/2024

College Grant Program for Minnesota Foster Youth a Victim of its Own Success

Due to high demand, a college grant program in Minnesota that eliminates cost barriers for former foster youth may have to place prospective students on waiting lists.

9/19/2023

Minnesota Has a New Advocate for Foster Youth Amplifying Their Voices

The Imprint's interview with Nikki Beasley, who spent eight years in foster care and is the new executive director of Foster Advocates.

5/24/2023

Minnesota Advocacy Group for Foster Youth Names New Leader

Leadership at a prominent 5-year-old advocacy group for Minnesota foster youth will change hands next month. Hoang Murphy, founder of Foster Advocates, is stepping down as executive director of the St.

Philadelphia Starts Ombuds Office for Youth in Residential Facilities

5/11/2022

Minnesota Bill to Create Foster Youth Ombuds Office Goes to Governor’s Desk

A bill approved by the Minnesota Legislature today would establish a new ombuds office — a watchdog agency to serve the interests of foster youth.

11/9/2021

Snapshots From the Life in the Foster Care System

Youth Voice partnered with Foster Advocates, an organization in Minnesota dedicated to fostering advocacy, policy change and organizing with and for Fosters statewide. Their 2021 Fellows share their experiences in the foster care system.

6/3/2021

Minnesota Bill Would Remove Financial Burden of College for State’s Foster Youth

A bill being considered in the Minnesota Legislature would provide the state’s first-ever comprehensive support for students who are former foster youth.