{"id":49,"date":"2026-06-27T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifca-us.org\/news\/?p=49"},"modified":"2026-08-13T01:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:19:26","slug":"north-and-south-america-symposia-for-youth-in-out-of-home-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifca-us.org\/news\/youth-alumni\/49\/","title":{"rendered":"North and South America Symposia for Youth in Out of Home Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We will be holding four symposia over a 13-month period from September 2026 to October 2027.
The speakers at all of the symposia will be young people who have experienced out-of-home care in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Central America. Below is the timeline for the four symposia.<\/span>\u21e9

Please note that the second day of the first symposium (Sunday, 9\/27\/2026) will be an open symposium<\/span>; anyone who registers can join the webinar to watch the youth\u2019s presentations. Please see below for more information<\/p>\n\n\n

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North and South America Symposia for Youth in Out of Home Care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u301cThe 1st virtual symposium with youth from North and South America<\/strong>\u301c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

< Open Virtual Symposium for Resistered Audience<\/strong> >
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Date: Sunday, September 27th, 2026<\/span><\/strong>
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) <\/strong>\u3000\ud83c\udf0e To find out your time zone, please click here.<\/a><\/strong>

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\u25b6\ufe0eThe first 2 Hours:
\u30fbEach speaker will give a 15-minute speech(There will be a total of about 8 to 10 speakers)
The theme is \u201cTransition\u201d.
  1) When you transitioned from your biological family to out-of-home care
  2) Transition to adulthood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25b6\ufe0eThe Last 1 hour
\u30fbQ&A with symposium audience
\u30fbSpeakers\u2019 reflection and last comment\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Free Admission with Suggested Optional Donation of $25<\/span><\/strong>

\u25b6\ufe0f To register for the second day of the first symposium (September 27th, 2026) please fill out this form <\/a>\u21e8 https:\/\/forms.gle\/2MoDJ51zzrZPtxyj6<\/a><\/strong>
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This event is coordinated by the International Foster Care Alliance (IFCA) and supported by regional collaborators across the Americas<\/em>. For questions, please cotact us at info@ifca-us.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flyer for this event \u2b07\ufe0f<\/strong>
URL for the PDF Flyer \u21e8 https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:b6e46a08-e544-4a20-97d6-b8995c2e5a32<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Attention! <\/strong>
Youth Speaker Candidates and Their Adult Supporters <\/strong>


INVITATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are invited to nominate up to 3 youth delegates to represent your country to present and participate in the upcoming North and South America Symposia<\/em>, an international gathering designed by and for young people with lived experience in out-of-home care.<\/strong>
Your support in connecting youth to this opportunity is vital to amplifying their voices and creating lasting change in the foster care and child welfare landscape.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We are seeking nominations of young leaders aged 18\u201335 who have:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n