Shantay Armstrong, Author at Word In Black

The transition out of foster care has never been easy. Now, new federal requirements are raising the stakes, threatening access to food and health care while underscoring a deeper failure: a system that still doesn’t listen to the young people it serves.

We Can’t Be Silent About the Voices of Youth in Foster Care

by Shantay Armstrong April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Work requirements and red tape are hitting foster youth hardest, turning fragile transitions into crises with lasting consequences.

For Black Foster Children, Mentorship Is a Path to Adoption

by Shantay Armstrong and Erica Thomas December 18, 2023December 18, 2023