Jessica Cawthorn and her siblings were cared for by extended family after the death of her parents, but in the 9th Grade, Jessica formally entered foster care and aged out of the foster care system…
Jami KaebAugust 19, 2024
DREION is a husband, father, electrifying singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and performing artist. He experienced the foster care system as a child at the age of seven.
Jami KaebFebruary 5, 2024
Due to extreme challenges her mother and family faced, Melinda Melo was in and out of foster and kinship care from the ages of three to fifteen.
Jami KaebDecember 18, 2023
Darien Karenbauer is a former foster youth and transracial adoptee who spent six years in the foster care system from ages 10 to 17.
Jami KaebOctober 23, 2023
If you’ve ever had a dream in your heart, you know that there can be a lot of steps to make it a reality. You may even encounter hardships, delays, and doubts.
Jami KaebOctober 16, 2023
Antonio Grate felt like he was always in foster care, but the experience refined him rather than defined him.
Jami KaebSeptember 25, 2023
Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete is a former foster youth, foster system advocate, coach, author, speaker, former Miss District of Columbia USA 2019, founder of Acts of Random Kindness (a nonprofit that provides resources to children and…
Jami KaebJune 5, 2023
Melissa Smallwood found herself in the foster care system as a teenager and, along with the trauma she had experienced, her foster care experience had a lasting impact on her life. She moved from being…
Jami KaebMay 29, 2023
In today's episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Dairius Kawewahi. Dairius entered foster care due to the abuse he and his brother suffered from their biological father. Although Dairius was unaware that the…
Jami KaebMay 8, 2023
