You have the right to live in a safe, comfortable home where you are treated with respect and to have/receive:

• a copy of your rights in the language of your choice
• enough clothes and healthy food
• clothing, grooming, and hygiene products that respect your culture and ethnicity
• a private place to keep your things
• a phone you can use to make private calls (unless a judge says you cannot)
• a caregiver that has special training on trauma and ways to help you

You have the right to:

• go/not go to religious services and activities of your choice
• participate in cultural, racial, ethnic, personal enrichment, and social activities
• fair and equal access to all available foster care services, placements, care, and benefits

No one can:

• lock you in a room or a building (unless you are in a community treatment facility)
• make you stay in juvenile hall because they can’t find you a home
• use law enforcement as a threat or retaliation
• abuse you physically, sexually, emotionally, or exploit you for any reason
• punish you by physically hurting you for any reason
• look through your things unless they have a reasonable or legal reason
• treat you unfairly because of your race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, mental or physical disability, HIV status, or membership in a federally recognized Indian Tribe

You have the right to:

• live in a home or Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) based on your gender identity
• be called by your chosen name and gender pronouns
• see a doctor or counselor who is gender affirming
• have clothing, grooming, and hygiene products that respect your gender identity and expression
• have a caregiver, social worker/probation officer, and lawyer trained on SOGIE and how to care for LGBTQ+ youth
• keep your SOGIE information private

You have the right to:

• get information about your sexual health in a way that you understand
• use or refuse services for birth control, condoms, other types of protection, and pregnancy care, including abortion, without telling an adult
• get healthcare services for sexual assault without telling an adult
• if you are 12 years or older, choose your own doctor or counselor, and make decisions about preventing, testing, or treating sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV without permission from an adult

You have the right to:

• see a doctor, dentist, eye doctor, or talk to a counselor when needed
• see a doctor who is gender affirming
• refuse to take any medicines, vitamins, or herbs and no one can punish you
• keep your medical records private
• have the risks/benefits of treatment explained in a way you understand

You have the right to:

• help create your case plan
• have a case plan within 60 days of being in foster care
• have your case plan updated at least every 6 months
• be told of any changes to your case plan
• get a copy of your case plan in your preferred language if you are age 10 and older
• have your Tribe involved in case plan decisions

Your case plan will have:

• health and education plans
• the best place for you to live
• the services you need
• culturally appropriate care in the case of an Indian child
• a long-term plan for where you will live
• gender-affirming healthcare plans
• plans for family time with your parents and siblings
• a Transition to Independent Living Plan (TILP) in your preferred language, if you are 16 or older

You have the right to:

• have family time and contact your parents, siblings, and other family members in private (unless a judge says you cannot).
• contact people who are not in the foster care system, like friends, church members, teachers, and others (unless a judge says they cannot).

You have the right to:

• use a phone to make and receive private calls
• use a computer and the internet
• privately use email, text messages, or other electronic communication
• send and receive unopened mail

These rights can be changed if there is a safety concern. Only a judge can take these away or stop you from communicating with certain people.

You have the right to contact the following people in private, and no one can stop you or punish you for speaking with them:

• your social worker/probation officer
• your lawyer
• service providers
• foster youth advocates and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs)
• Education Rights Holder
• your Tribe and Tribal Representative (if you have one)
• Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson (OFCO)
• Community Care Licensing Division (CCL)