Fostering Change Community Organizers
Our Fostering Chance Community Organizers:
- Create opportunities for changing provincial policy
- Challenge systems of oppression and work with decision makers toward justice
- Educate and inform the public on our passions
- Be comprised of Indigenous and settler youth
- Show leadership in child welfare policy changes in the province through creativity, campaigning, and fun'
Our evolving team is full of strong advocates and passionate change makers!
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Adil John Walker-Chagani Adil loves to take every chance he gets to call out the ministry for the inhumane ways they treat young people. He always does as much as he can to help young people. He is open to being an advocate to anyone who needs it. He has always loved fighting the system. |
Ashley Crossan Ashley's been involved with the Fostering Change campaign longer than anyone! A Vancouver Foundation youth advisor OG, Ashley is a passionate systems thinker with an eye for youth rights and a commitment to personally financing restaurant delivery services |
Athena Nixson Athena's a student, a courageous leader and goth af. They are demanding and consistent in their quest for justice! |
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Diego Cardona |
Dylan Cohen Dylan Cohen is Fostering Change's freshest-to-BC advocate. He comes from Manitoba and is here to bring organizing knowledge and lived experience to the front lines. Dylan's organized for years and is ready to challenge the system with peers! Check out his work on twitter and FB!
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Glu Gwe Thomas Walkus Glu Gwe grew up in East Vancouver. The first time he was taken into the ministry he was six, with an eleven year old sister. Glu Gwe was in and out of foster care most of his life (11 or 12 homes!) and is now in university. Glu Gwe is happy about having his own place and is taking Financial Management Accounting - Professional Option - which is his interest for helping with our campaign. |
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Jenni Johnson Jenni is a twenty-year old former youth in care. She is passionate about advocacy, mental health and cats. Jenni helps us bridge the lower mainland divide with long commutes from Abbotsford and a commitment to justice for youth from care! |
Joshua Niemi |
Keely Ryan Dually a member of the Provincial YAC and occasional member of Fostering Change, Keely is ready to fight the system with poise and passion! |
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Kian Fernandez Kian's a strong leader with experience in national news and public speaking. Kian's a former youth in care and is ready to fight for fairness! |
Orlene Andy |
Skyla Barahona Skyla Barahona, community organizer by day super hero by night! Will she change policy? Find out on the next episode!
Skyla Barahona, community organizer; activist in the streetz, sleeping in the sheets.
Skyla Barahona, catch her fighting local MP’s.
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Susan Russel Susan Russell is a former youth in care who is now working to change system outcomes for current children and youth in care. Susan also comes from Winnipeg’s Youth Speak Out as well! |
Tengis Khan Tengis is a Mongol-Spaniard-Canadian youth ready to fight for justice for his peers. |
Violet-Rose Pharoah If asked to describe Violet-Rose, most people would describe her as quiet, a trait she wasn’t sure would fit in with the work of advocacy. Yet as someone who spent 15 years in care, her passion to support change became her driving force. She continues to find her voice and support other youth in & from foster care through arts/communications based projects. One of these projects involved her quietly carrying a garbage bag for 365 days to make some noise about the lack of a suitcase program supporting children & youth in care transitions, to learn more check out: www.thegarbagebagchallenge.com |
