
Achieving Permanency for LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
Strategies For Child Welfare Professionals
Thank you for attending our session on achieving permanency and building affirming family networks for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care. Below you will find resources to help develop a common language around Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE), identify and engage affirming kin, safely identify youth SOGIE and plan for the data collection protocols involved. You will also find resources to support youth in their journey.

Shannon Deinhart
Executive Director and Co-Founder
