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$144
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NEEDED BY 05/25

Kitchen Essentials for Anna to attend the Foster Youth Internship Program in Washington DC

Posted May 24, 2022
Anna is a student from Connecticut who was accepted into CCAI’s 2022 Foster Youth Internship Program in Washington, D.C. For 20 years, the FYI Program has been a highly esteemed, life-changing youth empowerment program for young adults who have spent their formative years in the U.S. foster care system. The program offers Foster Youth Interns the opportunity to intern in a congressional office and become published authors of a federal child welfare policy report. To help make this program an impactful experience for the interns, CCAI provides full service, wrap-around care throughout the internship. Anna needs kitchen essentials such as pots, pans, cooking utensils, bowls, plates, cups, utensils, and other necessary items.

Anna is 22 years old and lives in CT

Anna is a rising senior at the University of Connecticut with an anticipated graduation of May 2023. Anna is pursuing a dual degree in human development and political science. Through her studies, Anna is learning how human development – the brain and its growth physically, emotionally, and socially – overlaps with politics and the law. Anna’s experience and involvement in state-level advocacy work led her to choose this course of study. Anna presented on what additional support, training, or improvements could be made to aid foster youth in finding and maintaining housing at Connecticut's “Youth at the Capitol” event in February 2022. Anna aspires to pursue a law degree after her undergraduate studies because she is highly motivated to use both her experiences in academics and as someone with lived experience in foster care to advocate for clients who come from backgrounds of trauma.

The Wish Story

Linda grants the wish for Anna! Thanks Linda.

"Hi Anna, I am excited that you are able to participate in the Foster Youth Internship Program. I pray that you will be empowered and blessed by your time in the program. Linda"

One Simple Wish sends the gift to the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) for Anna.

Anna receives the wish from Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)

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