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Episode 38: COVID-19 and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Episode 38: COVID-19 and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

FromFostering Change


Episode 38: COVID-19 and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

FromFostering Change

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Rob and Dana talk with Whitney GIlliard about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted youth aging out of foster care. Whitney is the founder of Gilliard & Co, a nonprofit that provides mentoring and wrap-around support for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. She talks about the various things she’s been helping kids in her program deal with and how the community has rallied together to help. For more info, please visit comfortcases.org/podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer hosts this inspiring show about how communities can come together to bring dignity and hope to children in the foster care system. Guests will include former youth in foster care, foster parents, celebrities touched by the foster care system, child welfare advocates, and everyday people working to improve the lives of kids in care. Rob brings a sense of positivity and humor to his conversations. If you have a story to tell as it relates to foster care or any questions, please email fosteringchange@comfortcases.org. And please follow Comfort Cases @comfortcases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.