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The Ahlquist Agenda
The Ahlquist Center for Policy, Practice and Innovation is the policy and advocacy arm of Brightpoint, a distinguished child and family service organization in Illinois. The Center advocates for robust, antiracist, equitable policies and social supports that create social capital, economic mobility, and systems designed to ensure children, families, and communities thrive.In this podcast, we invite you to take an inside look at how we think about policy: why it matters, how it impacts youth, families, and communities in Illinois, and what you can do to help.
The Ahlquist Agenda
Driving to Independence
Earning a driver’s license is a key milestone to adulthood. Yet for youth in care, there are many barriers to earning that license. In the second episode of the Ahlquist Agenda, we’re joined by Gerry Glynn and Keri Flynn from Embrace Families in Florida, which runs a nationally renowned program called Keys to Independence that helps Florida foster youth earn their license. Together, we talk about the importance of normalcy for youth in care and why other states should invest in similar programs.
Episode Resources:
To learn more about the work that Keys to Independence does across the country, you can visit their website. Our proposal on how Illinois can increase access to driver’s licenses for youth in care can be viewed here.
To learn more about Brightpoint, visit our website at http://www.brightpoint.org