Congresswoman Wilson to Host Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth's National Listening and Learning Tour in Broward and Miami-Dade counties on Friday, March 30
Today, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced that she will be hosting the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth's national listening and learning tour in Broward and Miami-Dade counties at a town hall meeting and a roundtable discuss
Today, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced that she will be hosting the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth’s national listening and learning tour in Broward and Miami-Dade counties at a town hall meeting and a roundtable discussion of elected officials, state and local experts, and foster youth and parents. The events will focus on the challenges that children in foster care face and how to improve the child welfare system on both the federal and state levels.
Joining Congresswoman Wilson at both the town hall meeting and roundtable discussion will be U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Tom Marino (D-Pa.).
Rodney Baltimore, radio host of Miami’s HOT 105, will moderate the roundtable discussion at His House in Miami Gardens, which will also include representatives from the Florida Department of Children and Families and the non-profit organization Our Kids, and foster children and foster parents.
His House is a private, non-profit housing facility for newborn foster care children up to 18 years of age.
The South Florida stop is second of at least four nationwide that the Caucus will visit this year for briefings, site visits and town hall meetings.
The sponsor of the Rilya Wilson Act in the Florida Senate and in the Congress, Congresswoman Wilson is a longtime child advocate, going back to her days in the state legislature, on the school board, as the principal of Skyway Elementary School, and as the founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program.
Media are invited to attend. For interview requests or for more information, please contact Gwen Belton at gwen.belton@mail.house.gov or via cell at (305) 407-4270.
BROWARD:
WHAT: Community Town Hall with Foster Youth, Parents and Social Service Providers
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
WHERE: The Children Services Council Florida Youth SHINE, 313 North State Road 7, Plantation, Florida
MIAMI-DADE:
WHAT: “Florida Foster Care: Are We Doing Enough?” roundtable discussion
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012, from 2:15 pm to 5:00 pm
WHERE: His House Children’s Home, 20000 North West 47th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Rep. Frederica S. Wilson is a first-term Congresswoman representing the 17th District of Florida, including Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward Counties. A former state legislator and school principal, she is the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for young males at risk of dropping out of school.
