Jordy reflects on his lived experience as young person in care

"When Life Without Barriers offered me this role it made me feel respected. I am not just telling my story; I have lived experience of this system. I am helping staff understand what it is really like to be in care. That means they can make better choices for me and other kids." Jordy, a young person with care experience and member of our National Youth Advisory Group, reflects on his lived experience as young person in care and share insights into his advocacy efforts. 💡Learn more about how we are creating opportunities to hear the voices of children and young people here: https://www.lwb.org.au/our-approach/child-youth-and-family/listening-to-children/ 🔔 Don’t miss our next video! Subscribe to our channel and select ‘notify’ to stay up to date. Video: Jordy sits in front of a white background, talking to the camera. Text: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and the National Youth Advisory Group? What does it feel like to have your story and ideas help make foster care better for other kids? Do you think it's important for people like yourself to be given a job where your lived experience is seen as important, and you get to use that experience to help others? Why do you think it's important to hear from kids with diverse backgrounds and experiences when we make changes to foster care? What's something you've learned from being part of this work, and that you think other kids in care should know about? If you could change something about foster care to make it better for kids, what would you change, and why? This video has captions and sound. —————————————————————————— 🔗 Stay connected with Life Without Barriers! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-without-barriers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LWBAustralia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lwbaustralia Website: https://www.lwb.org.au/ ————————————————————————— #LivedExperience #FosterCare #OutOfHomeCare #SupportingYoungPeople #CareLeaver #CoDesign #ChildrenInCare #YouthAdvisor #YouthAdvocate #YoungPeopleInCare #KinshipCare