About this episode

The episode discusses the experiences of Shay Gray-Woods in a congressional internship and her insights on workforce development for youth transitioning out of foster care.

This episode features a conversation with Ov’Var’Shia “Shay” Gray-Woods, who participated in the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute internship program, where she was able to intern for Senator Elissa Slotkin. We explore the day-to-day experience of working on Capitol Hill, the process of developing a federal policy proposal, and the vision behind “ Reforming Workforce Development and Youth Engagement in Permanency Planning for Foster Youth Transitioning Out of Care .”

People in this episode

Guest: Ov’Var’Shia “Shay” Gray-Woods

Topics covered

• foster care
• youth leadership
• workforce development
• policy reform
• Capitol Hill

Keywords

• foster youth
• workforce development
• policy proposal
• youth engagement
• permanency planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute

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