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This week's guest on The Impact Lounge is Brian Mavis, a Co-Founder and President of America’s Kids Belong. They unite government, business, nonprofits, faith-based, and creative communities to improve the outcomes and experiences of kids in foster care nationwide. Mavis also launched The Dream...
Published 05/25/21
Continuing on our theme of Foster Care Awareness Month, Stacy Huston interviews Kimberly Raff, Founder of Foster Alumni Mentors (FAM) and a former youth that experienced foster care herself. 20,000+ youth emancipate from the foster care system each year. Many feel alone and struggle to find a...
Published 05/18/21
At any given time, there are approximately 437,000 youth in foster care in the United States. An estimated 700 children enter the system each day, and most arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs. Those who do have belongings are often given a trash bag in which to pack up and...
Published 05/11/21