District of Columbia - Citizen Review Panel

Join us on March 10th @ 7:00 pm for our CRP Meeting:

Time: Mar 10, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Current or Former DC area Foster Youth
Feeling lost?
DC Family & Youth Initiative has a program to help you.
Consider joining an Open Table
Open Table matches one current or former Foster Youth with 4-7 volunteers who act like an extended family. They’ll meet with you every week for one year to help you achieve whatever goals are important to you. You’re not alone.

No cost to participate. Contact us for details: [email protected]
Or Text “Open Table” to 202-222-5399

Our next CRP Meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2024! RSVP: dc-crp.org

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/11/dc-warmline-funding/

D.C. gets funds to expand ‘warmline,’ a social services hotline The $9 million grant will boost the District’s 211 “warmline” program, a social services hotline that connects families with resources.

Here’s a unique opportunity to help young adults
who have aged-out of DC Foster Care
Adult Volunteers Needed
Imagine being an older youth in foster care who never established the long-term connections we all need, yet on their 21st birthday they’ve “aged out” of the system. Can you imagine what it must be like to suddenly be on your own, struggling so you don’t find yourself either homeless or experiencing the anxiety of being in a temporary housing program? Chances are this young person doesn’t have a trusted adult to help them navigate employment challenges or financial difficulties. How many of us had someone we could go to for advice on buying our first car, or figuring out how to file our first tax return?

Family & Youth Initiative (DCFYI) has launched a program to help youth who have aged out of DC foster care. The program, Open Table, uses six to eight volunteer Table Members who help guide one young adult as they achieve goals they’ve set for themselves. Table Members commit to eight weeks of online training, then one-hour weekly meetings for a year. In addition, volunteers will sometimes spend an additional two or three hours during the week with the young adult to walk with them as they go for their first driver’s license; or look at a potential apartment; or even learn how to do their grocery shopping---whatever they have identified as a goal.

Be the answer for a young person who is looking for consistent adult support. Not only will you get to build a relationship with a resilient, resourceful young person but you’ll help them get started in life. DCFYI is looking for enough Open Table volunteers to serve every young adult who aged out of foster care and needs and wants a social safety net. According to DC Child & Family Services, 43 young adults aged out of care in FY 2023.
You’re invited to an Introductory online meeting where we’ll share more details about the Open Table program. The meeting will last about an hour, and we’ll be available afterwards for anyone who wants to stay on and ask questions. Please join us for one Info Session, either March 5, 6 at 7pm. Just click on the link to register Event Calendar | DCFYI or email [email protected].

Adult Volunteers Needed
Imagine being an older youth in foster care who never established the long-term connections we all need, yet on their 21st birthday they’ve “aged out” of the system. Can you imagine what it must be like to suddenly be on your own, struggling so you don’t find yourself either homeless or experiencing the anxiety of being in a temporary housing program? Chances are this young person doesn’t have a trusted adult to help them navigate employment challenges or financial difficulties. How many of us had someone we could go to for advice on buying our first car, or figuring out how to file our first tax return?

Family & Youth Initiative (DCFYI) has launched a program to help youth who have aged out of DC foster care. The program, Open Table, uses six to eight volunteer Table Members who help guide one young adult as they achieve goals they’ve set for themselves. Table Members commit to eight weeks of online training, then one-hour weekly meetings for a year. In addition, volunteers will sometimes spend an additional two or three hours during the week with the young adult to walk with them as they go for their first driver’s license; or look at a potential apartment; or even learn how to do their grocery shopping---whatever they have identified as a goal.

Be the answer for a young person who is looking for consistent adult support. Not only will you get to build a relationship with a resilient, resourceful young person but you’ll help them get started in life. DCFYI is looking for enough Open Table volunteers to serve every young adult who aged out of foster care and needs and wants a social safety net. According to DC Child & Family Services, 43 young adults aged out of care in FY 2023.
You’re invited to an Introductory online meeting where we’ll share more details about the Open Table program. The meeting will last about an hour, and we’ll be available afterwards for anyone who wants to stay on and ask questions. Please join us for one Info Session, either February 27, 28 or March 5, 6 at 7pm. Just click on the link to register Event Calendar | DCFYI or email [email protected].

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2024 at 6:30 pm. More information here:

Events | DC-CRP In order mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all CRP events and working group activities will be virtual until further notice. The Open Meetings Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-571 et seq.) requires the CRP meetings to be open to the public. Notice of open events is posted in the DC Regi...

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The next CRP Meeting is March 12th at 6:30 pm. You are welcome to join us!