Reading Time: 4 minutes Why do we expect youth with the complex traumas associated with growing up in care to stand alone? Supporting young people to 25 years of age is essential
Author: Dylan Cohen
Dylan Cohen is a community organizer and changemaker from the Red River Métis, based on unceded Coast Salish territories in Vancouver, BC. His background in social justice work started at the University of Winnipeg in grassroots campaigning and quickly grew to leading Fostering Change, which works to better the lives of youth aging out of care in BC. Dylan is an experienced facilitator and public speaker, and works with youth initiatives across the country.