Portland organization aims to encourage people to become LGBTQ+ affirming foster parents

Basic Rights Oregon is joining with other groups to encourage more people in support of LGBTQ+ youth to become foster parents.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland organizations are working to get more people involved in the foster care system as foster parents, after experts said LGBTQ+ youth are vastly overrepresented in foster care homes. 

A 2023 Trevor Project survey shows only 38% of LGBTQ+ teens believe their home is LGBTQ+-affirming.

“LGBTQ+ youth — for a variety of reasons — are more likely to experience homelessness, incarceration,” Basic Rights Oregon Communications Manager Blair Stenvick said.

Stenvick said unsupportive environments lead many LGBTQ+ youth to leave

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