FYPS
This is the reason behind the enrollment of youth and families.
Navigating a systems barrier.
Juvenile Justice, Foster Care, DOE
What is an IEP?
Individualized Education Plan
What is a Youth Peer Advocate?
They offer technical assistance and one on one support sessions
SFC Advisors
FYPS Stands for
Family and Youth Peer Support
What does the term PINS mean to youth navigating the Juvenile Justice System?
PINS: Person in need of supervision
Name one reason a youth would fall to foster care?
parental issues, abandonment, parental disability
A parent who has successfully navigated the systems of care on behalf of their child and now uses their lived experience to help other parents
What is a family peer advocate?
The SFC Fashionista
Muhammad
Brooklyn: 4
Bronx: 1
Manhattan: 2
Staten Island: 1
Queens: 2
Why is PINS requested?
Refusing to attend school, running away from home, being habitually disobedient
What is the term used for those caring for youth within the foster care system?
The experience fostered through our life circumstances that allows us to connect with other youth and help them bridge gaps within these systems
What is lived experience?
Bilingual Youth Advisor
Scarly
Who is the contract holding agency in Brooklyn?
CCM, Community, Counseling and Mediation
Who can request PINS?
A parent/guardian, school official, or other authorities can file this petition.
What is a barrier when navigating DOE?
Language, limited resources, immigration status, not knowing your rights
The experience and training gained throughout the time in our roles that shifts us from "living" to experts.
Lived expertise
Bronx Native
Kadijah
Vibrant homes how many alliances?
3
Where can a PINS be requested?
In family court
Name one barrier in the mental health system
long waitlists, not enough providers, insurance issues, stigma
Who is a peer?
ALL of us with lived experience!
Named her son after Wolverine
Ruth