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Fostering Media Connections

Fostering Media Connections harnesses the power of journalism and media
to drive public and political will behind policy and practice that improve
the well being of children experiencing foster care.

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Fostering Media Connections is currently working across the nation to inspire a movement bent on putting children first.

Vision

Nationwide, FMC will work in 2012 toward the following national goals:

• As the nation discusses the future of education policy, FMC will continue to work on ensuring that narrative includes stories about the importance of educational stability as a precursor to the success of students in foster care.
• State-by state implementation of the educational stability mandates set forth in the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
• Create an overarching national foster care narrative that takes note of the particular educational needs of children experiencing foster care.

To achieve these national goals FMC will focus on at least five states and the District of Columbia in an attempt to influence both the national dialogue and spur a movement that will promote educational stability and achievement for children experiencing foster care.

Tools 

To achieve both our national and state-level goals around education we plan on continuing to employ the following tools and tactics:

• News Stories
• News Features
• Position papers
• Blogs
• Op-Eds
• Op-Ed templates
• Menus of Stories
• B-Roll
• Video Pitches
• Short Videos
• Written Pitches

 

The message is simple: we are at a point in our nation’s history where it is too late for anything but a just society, and righting the wrongs of the foster care system are not only possible but an existential necessity.