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"Rethinking Expertise: Young People and the Power of Lived Experience""Hotels and offices aren't the best place for foster children. Group homes aren't either." "The Voices of Our Young People"

The Mockingbird Society is an advocacy organization that thinks
holistically, creatively, and passionately about meeting society’s obligations
to children and youth who need out-of-home care.
Our advocacy is rooted in the direct experience and voices of young people
who have experienced foster care and youth homelessness.

The Mockingbird Society is an advocacy organization that thinks holistically, creatively, and passionately about meeting society’s obligations to children
and youth who need out-of-home care. Our advocacy is rooted in the direct experience and voices of young people who have experienced foster care and youth homelessness.

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Our Voices

My Passport to Success

My first experience with college was in 2015 a few months after I graduated from Black Hills High School. College was difficult to traverse and...

Notes From Annie

The Voices of Our Young People

The insight of lived experience coupled with the purity of youth perspective is hard to argue with. The tragic events in Parkland, FL have left an...

Stories of Impact

The Essential Need for Community

From the moment I first walked into the house, I knew that it was filled with love, that every person, young and old was being cared for. It’s that...