Speak Out Team

Helpful Links

http://www.afcmentoring.org
The goal of Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring (AFCM) is to create long-lasting, consistent relationships between adults and youth with out-of-home care experiences. Youth develop skills to define and achieve their own personal success. Founder Justin Pasquariello is a Speak Out Team (SOT) member.

http://www.teenink.com
Teen Ink's Web content is solely created by submissions from teenagers nationwide; no professional writers or artists are on staff. Over 25,000 teens have been published since 1989.

http://www.youthcomm.org
Youth Communication aids in developing teenagers' reading and writing skills. From others' experiences, youth gain the information needed to make thoughtful life choices.

http://www.youthadvocacycenter.org
The mission of the Youth Advocacy Center is to teach foster care youth to advocate for themselves. These teens can hold jobs, play an active role in the community, live in safe neighborhoods, and learn to raise educated and healthy children of their own.
                                                                                                                         
http://www.yeskids.org/index.html
Youth Enrichment Services (YES) takes urban kids places they've never been by engaging them in mental and physical outdoor experiences. Since 1968, YES has challenged over 100,000 kids to try something new.