Jenni's fundraiser for youth driving change

Dear friends and loved ones, 

As many of you know, I have been on the learning and heart-expanding journey of a lifetime since I joined The Mockingbird Society in Washington State in October 2022 as their Director of Development & Communications. 

The Mockingbird Society is an advocacy organization dedicated to transforming the foster care system and ending youth homelessness. Mockingbird partners with youth and young adults with lived experience in foster care and homelessness to elevate their voices and advocate for change within the systems impacting them most. 

This means so much to me for many reasons... especially due to my late father's efforts to help system-involved young people facing unimaginable challenges without the support of their parents or reliable social services. 

Our young advocates with lived experience are some of the most wise, courageous, innovative, fierce, and hopeful humans I've ever had the privilege of knowing... and they are committed to making things better for all those coming after them.  

It would mean so much to me if you would consider a financial contribution to support our ongoing efforts to elevate and empower these amazing young leaders as they pursue humane and equitable solutions to the issues facing our community's most vulnerable children, youth, and families. 

Me with my crew at 
Youth Advocacy Day 2024

The Mockingbird Society's History & Impact:

Over the years, Mockingbird has won 70+ major policy reforms in Washington state, changing the outcomes for over 200,000 children, youth, and families and prompting more than $252 million in state investment in services and support. (This year alone, Mockingbird's young advocates advanced and successfully passed critical legislation ensuring the availability and accessibility of Extended Foster Care for young people aging out of care-- immediately impacting hundreds of young people struggling to receive the support and services every young adult needs to start their lives on a solid foundation.) 

Mockingbird focuses on positive youth development in support of advocacy—being visible and vocal—which has been identified as a “protective factor” for at-risk youth and young adults. Our community-building activities support our young advocates by bolstering their confidence in their abilities, values, and voice. The skill of self-advocacy is powerful in building youth's leadership and awareness that they can have a role in not only improving their individual circumstances, but also enacting societal change. 

For Mockingbird's GiveBIG 2024 campaign, I have set a goal to raise $1,000 to support Mockingbird's work. Support the advocacy efforts of young people by making a gift today!