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Read YAB & @Next100 cohort member Cheyanne.D's report highlighting youth experience in supportive housing, the first of its kind. Read it: ow.ly/bWlO50TYcyz #fosteryouth #housingreform #policyhcange #safehousing #supportivehousing #youthadvocacy #youthled #youthvoices

#NYC youth leaders and the Fair Futures YAB have launched a bold strategy to use #impactivestments to end the #fostercare to #homelessness pipeline. Read about it here: bit.ly/fosterhousingN…


Happy Holidays Family! We have a lot to be grateful for in our lives. There’s been many changes going on this year but we’re still here. As the YAB Director, I want to share my gratitude with the YAB and all their amazing achievements. Best wishes, Tony T Tony Da Realest






Spotted: Our leader @antonyt425 with Anthos | Home at their Breakfast Celebration. "From a small and mighty group to now having dozens of dedicated tenant coordinators & staff, I’m eager to see how they revolutionize the housing market for transition-age young adults," he said.


#Throwback Last week’s Day of Action was powerful at the New York State Capitol. YAB Director Tony Da Realest, YAB members, and other foster youth leaders joined allies and lawmakers to demand an end to the dehumanizing use of trash bags as luggage in the foster care system.



Fair Futures Elected officials are taking note, too. Councilwoman Rita C. Joseph , a foster mom herself, says quality housing affirms the dignity of foster youth.


Fair Futures Rita C. Joseph Our President and CEO Jeremy Kohomban urges us to break away from a history of segregation and build desirable, quality housing in integrated, diverse neighborhoods. More Elizas.


Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (@jumaane.bsky.social) has been a steadfast supporter of youth exiting foster care and celebrated the report: 'Giving a space to young people in this report is spectacular.'


BIG thank you Karen Yi @wnyc @gothamist for highlighting Fair Futures youth leaders' bold plan for #housing justice. W/ Children's Village, Good River Partners, & @HRAAdvisors, we are changing the narrative around #fostercare & #housing insecurity in NYC. ow.ly/VhBF50VHI07

800 homes = 800 opportunities to break cycles of poverty. Learn more about the plan in the op-ed by our President and CEO, Jeremy Kohomban , published by City Limits: Opinion: citylimits.org/opinion-how-80…

Thank you Affordable Housing for highlighting our report with Children's Village, HR&A Advisors, and Good River Partners that outlines a plan to provide 800 homes for youth exiting #fostercare in NYC. Report the full report here: bit.ly/NYCFosterHousi…



#ICYMI NY lawmakers passed a bill that would end the dehumanizing use of trash bags as "luggage" for foster care youth moving between homes. Back in April, foster youth, allies & lawmakers, including bill sponsors Andrew Hevesi & Jabari Brisport, rallied. ow.ly/c3tY50W7SjL