Key Issues and Theory of Change
So, how do we address these deep and problematic roots? To achieve a shift in imagination and narrative, we must listen to Fosters.
At Foster Advocates, we know there are leaders with lived experience ready to step up—and we work every day to honor their voices, power, and purpose. We’ve shown the impact of one small organization noticing tipping points and asking critical questions related to Fosters. Our movement building and infrastructure wins over the past three years illuminates the great potential for change in the child welfare system.
We are committed to the long-term work of advocacy and movement building, and we’ve also shown that immediate changes—with big impacts on the experiences of and opportunities for Minnesota Fosters—are very possible.
Focusing on Fosters, serving those at the most challenging center of system impacts, can have cascading benefits that lift up others in the community. If solutions do right by Fosters—they can do right by other vulnerable populations.