BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260226T180000Z DTEND:20260226T184500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Foster Care & LGBTQ+ Youth Presentation DESCRIPTION:Join Cornerstones of Care and the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce for a powerful and informative 30-minute presentation focused on the urgent need for foster parents in the LGBTQ+ community. With approximately 1\,500 youth currently in foster care across the metropolitan area\, there is a critical shortage of caring adults ready to step in and provide stability\, support\, and belonging.\n\n\n\nLGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system nationwide\, and many express a strong desire to be placed with foster parents who share or affirm their identities. This session will dispel common myths about who can become a foster parent and highlight the vital role LGBTQ+ individuals and families can play in changing young lives for the better. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join Cornerstones of Care and the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce for a powerful and informative 30-minute presentation focused on the urgent need for foster parents in the LGBTQ+ community. With approximately 1\,500 youth currently in foster care across the metropolitan area\, there is a critical shortage of caring adults ready to step in and provide stability\, support\, and belonging.
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\nLGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system nationwide\, and many express a strong desire to be placed with foster parents who share or affirm their identities. This session will dispel common myths about who can become a foster parent and highlight the vital role LGBTQ+ individuals and families can play in changing young lives for the better. LOCATION:Zoom UID:e.1487.9624 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T234442Z URL:https://business.midamericalgbt.org/events/details/foster-care-lgbtq-youth-presentation-9624 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR