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Congratulations to Chris Nobles [1]
Congratulations to Chris Nobles! 2012 Outstanding Young Leader [2] 21 years old
Pennsylvania
Chris is a big guy. And powerful. In foster care at age 14 after an accusation of violence towards
his mom, he became the kind of kid that prospective foster parents avoid. Not surprising after
living in shelters and group homes, medicated and underestimated, enrolled in below-grade
schools, Chris ended up frustrated and angry. As a way to vent his emotions, Chris took up
writing. He kept it to himself, but expressing his emotions on paper gave him peace and a sense
of purpose. Chris aged out of foster care at eighteen, on his own, but kept in touch with an
organization he worked with when he was in the group home: Valley Youth House's Supportive
Housing Program. The counselors there encouraged him to plan for the future and helped with his
job hunt and his housing. Today he has a job, is enrolled in college with interest in social work,
public speaking and advocacy, and is contributing to his community on many levels. Chris is a
natural leader. He serves as a Youth Ambassador with the PA Child Welfare Resource Center,
consulting with individuals throughout the child welfare system. He has developed and
implemented policies affecting older youth and alumni, partnered with Systems of Care efforts on
a statewide and local level, trained a wide variety of audiences on topics of importance to older
youth in the child welfare system and led activities on the local and statewide level for the
Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board. Other contributions include leading focus groups, participating
on statewide work groups, reviewing training curriculum and much more. His understanding of the
system and some of the dangers it presents; he has overcome great adversity in hi life; he owns
impressive communication ability; he employs exceptional skill teaching future caseworkers and
informing policy makers/stakeholders about his experience in the system without being
confrontational. Chris understands the child welfare system from a variety of perspectives and is
impressive when training caseworkers, talking directly with youth in the system, or sitting on a
statewide work group with judges, attorneys and administrators. Chris is inspirational, his impact
on the system in Pennsylvania has been transforming, and he is known and admired throughout
the State.
_________________________________________________________________________________ This biography
was written by Denise Tuhy. For media inquiries, please contact FosterClub at 503-717-1552
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[2] http://www.fosterclub.com/article/2012-outstanding-young-leaders
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