In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Anne Harrison, Executive Director of The Monkey & The Elephant, a nonprofit café based in Philadelphia, PA, which won the 2021 Flame Award (for small organizations) and we wanted to highlight their award winning model. Anne's organization runs a café that employs youth aging out of foster care. They also teach life skills and provide mentoring to help guide the youth toward their goals.
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This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping foster youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood. Our goal is to put out a podcast every 2-3 weeks. To support our podcast, go to agingoutinstitute.org/podcast and become a patron. Thank you!
Episodes
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Don Wells, Chief Empowerment Officer of Just in Time for Foster Youth based in San Diego, California. JIT won the 2021 Fire Award (for mid-size organizations) and the 2021 Phoenix Award (for youth impact) and we wanted to highlight their award winning framework and services. Don explains JIT's foundational philosophies, their services, and what they measure and track (including the one service that alumni of their program have said was the most critical service they received).
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Sue Evans, Chief Operating Officer of Walden Family Services based in San Diego, California. Walden Family Services won the 2021 Blaze Award for large organizations or programs that work with youth aging out of foster care and we wanted to highlight their award winning transitional housing program. Sue explains the details about their housing program in which they partner with community landlords and property management companies to provide housing and supportive case management for about 300 youth in the San Diego area.
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Episode 048: Interview with Megan Preller from Ready for Life (Redding, CA)
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Megan Preller, Program Coordinator of the Host Homes Program with Ready for Life based in Redding, California. Megan shares the origin of her agency, which was started by her parents. Megan also describes their host homes program, in which people in the community provide temporary housing for homeless young people, including youth who have aged out of foster care.
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Adam Pavao, Executive Director of Impact Living Services based in Forest, Virginia. Adam explains the three primary programs of his organization: independent living, treatment foster care, and counseling for youth and communities. Adam also shares some details about his own background working in child welfare and as a foster parent.
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Amanda Ricken Simonetta with The Felix Organization, Trinity Bailey with Music is Unity Foundation, and LaTasha Watts with The Purple Project to learn about the upcoming Level Up Conference for youth in foster care and those who have aged out (ages 14-24). This virtual conference is being held on December 11th starting at 11:00am EST. Listen to find out more about these organizations, the conference itself, and how to register for this beneficial event.
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Cheryl Williams, Founder and President of Fundamentals for Foster Youth based in Austin, Texas. Cheryl shares her own experience as a youth in foster care, the focus of her organization's mission to send STEM (and art, making it STEAM) toys to youth in foster care and to build in a scholarship program in the future, and much more.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Jamerika Haynes-Lewis, Founder of Clever Jam Communications based in Seattle, Washington. Jamerika shares her own experience growing up in foster care, how she leveraged her success in pageants as a platform to help youth in foster care, what she offers as a workshop facilitator with youth, and more.
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Miriam Cobb, Founder and Director of the Empty Frames Initiative based in both Texas and North Carolina. Miriam shares her experience studying government care systems in other countries, how her organization has supported youth by teaching story telling through photography, the residential program that she is planning in the future, and more.
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021