They understand better than anyone what needs to change for children.

Will you listen? 👉 https://youtu.be/pEpy7qDrcSk

#NationalDayOfListening #LivedExperts #LivedExperienceMatters #YouthVoicesMatter #ChildrensRights

National Day of Listening is about celebrating the stories we all have to share. The experiences of young adults like Jasiyah and Alyssa, along with the ideas and insights they offer, inform our work and help shape the solutions that their younger selves needed.

Applicants must commit full-time to the internship for 10 weeks during the summer.

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#Hiring #Internship

In our latest policy explainer, we break down what’s included in the child welfare executive order, what’s missing, and why these gaps matter for families, especially with increasing economic and systemic pressures: www.childrensrights.org/news-voices/...

As @kwistent.bsky.social reports in @newyorker.com, the EO “reenacts the original sin of America’s child-welfare system” by expanding faith-based exemptions — opening the door for providers to deny LGBTQIA+ youth the affirming care and placements they deserve. 👇

🚨 We need to act. Contact your state representatives and the Governor today. Every child deserves better.

Learn more: action.youthlaw.org/a/end-co-you...

If there were no backlog, the brothers would have had their green cards and would have been permanently protected from deportation. The Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act is a bill in Congress that would end the years-long green card backlog for SIJS youth.

Read more about our advocacy:
https://www.childrensrights.org/news-voices/the-u-s-isnt-showing-up-but-advocates-for-human-rights-are

We‘ve seen it firsthand. We’ve heard their stories. And we’ll keep lifting up their voices and fighting to hold the U.S. government accountable for its inhumane actions. #Flores

Are you listening?

Youth are leading the way, and they’re demanding change—and we must act together. Share, join us, and help call for real solutions.

📢areyoulisteningny.org/joinus
#AreYouListeningNY #StopInstitutionalizingKids