PRESENTED BY:

KINTARO YONEKURA & JUDY ADVIENTO

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Objectives

Build empathy for the foster youth community

Establish foster care as a challenge and a problem

Introduce concept of foster care experience through active learning

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Social Capital:

Social relationships andnetworks that support

healthydevelopment

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Activity

Break into groups of eight people One zip lock bag per group Spread out throughout the room in your

group Each person should have a star Each group will need to have at least one

pink, one blue, one yellow, and one green star

Symbolic Stars

Best Friend

Community

Family Member

CareerHopes and Dreams

Imagine

Domestic Violence

DRUGS!POLICE OFFICER

Social WorkerLEAVING HOME???

Huh?

What?

Best Friend

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

LUCKY!!!

They’re supportive

Best Friend

Not as fortunate

Fold back the corner marked best

friend

“I can’t help you"

Best Friend

Tear off that corner of your star

You LOST your best friend

Family Member

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

You are VERY lucky!

They are supportive

Family Member

Fold back the family corner of

your star

“I don’t want to get involved”

Family Member

Rip off that corner of your star and toss

it on the table

“It’s your fault”

Community

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

“You can count on us”

Community

Fold back that portion of your

star

REJECTED!!!

Community

Rip off that corner of your

star and toss it on the table

Ha ha ha!!!

Career

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

Supported

Career

Fold back that portion of your star

“Don’t tell anyone”

Career

Rip off that corner of your star and toss it

on the table

“You are FIRED!”

Hopes and Dreams

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

You feel extremely fortunate

Hopes and Dreams

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

You have an alternate support

network

Hopes and Dreams

Fold back hopes and dreams

Secret life

Minimal support

Hopes and Dreams

You get to keep this leg of your

star.

You are lonely and lost

Discussion Questions

How did this activity make people feel?For those of you who lost more than one

point, did losing each point feel the same?For the green stars, what do you think the

effects are on their lives?How did people feel about the activity and

about their star before I read the first situation? After the last situation?

What are the positives aspects for all the stars?

Impact

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