Episode 23: Lauren Bick
In Episode 23, we continue our summer updates with Lauren Bick by exploring the changes enacted during the 89th Texas Legislature. Lauren will explain the changes to child welfare intervention and support of older children in foster care.
After graduating from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with undergraduate degrees in Public Health and Psychology, Lauren returned to her hometown of San Antonio, TX. Lauren has worked under a judge in the Bexar County Children’s Court Division, conducting research on critical issues impacting foster youth and families in the area, including access to healthcare and housing, support for kinship caregivers, and older youth access to continuing education benefits through the College Bound Docket.
Lauren joined the local League soon after returning to San Antonio in September 2024. As the Issue Chair, she has been advocating for policies to address the most pressing challenges of at-risk youth. Having spent much of her academic career working on issues far from home, she found it both refreshing and rewarding to advocate for beneficial change in her own community. To stay engaged with her community and local government, she plans to attend law school in the near future.
Lauren reminds us, that the Legue of Women Voters supports only policies that “Promote the well-being, full development, and safety of all children.”
DIVE DEEPER!
LWVSA June Newsletter Article providing a more complete legislative update on bills impacting children.
Bexar County College Bound Docket program supporting older foster youth pursuing continuing education.