OSI Forum: Beyond the Foster Care System

Location: OSI-New York
Event Date(s): July 25, 2006
Speaker(s): Len Elmore, Allison Hall, Jeremy Kohomban, Betsy Krebs, Paul Pitcoff
Multimedia:   AUDIO

To mark the publication of Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens (Rutgers University Press), by Open Society Institute Individual Project Fellow Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff, OSI hosted a panel discussion to discuss ways that teens who are aging out of the foster care system can transition successfully to adulthood.

Paul Pitcoff, Co-founder and Director of Education at the Youth Advocacy Center, moderated a conversation with:

• Len Elmore, Basketball Analyst, ESPN, and Senior Counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene, and MacRae;
• Allison Hall, foster teen and “Getting Beyond the System” Alumnus;
• Jeremy Kohomban, President and CEO, Children’s Village;
• Betsy Krebs, Co-founder and Executive Director, Youth Advocacy Center.

Lori McGlinchey, Program Officer with OSI U.S. Programs, introduced the event.