In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the authors of a new article published in the Child Welfare League Journal that has got many of us in the child welfare system emphatically nodding our heads, YES.The game-changing

The Power of Mentorship with Mr. Chip Finney

Dec 13th, 2021 48m 42s

Mr. Finney is special to me. He is my long-time mentor and adviser. When foster care disrupted my life, it was Mr. Finney who stepped in to support me and help guide me through the child welfare system. Without a doubt, he is the reason why I'm

Serving #OlderYouth In #FosterCare with Shannon Schumacher

Nov 30th, 2021 40m 37s

Shannon Schumacher is the president and CEO of The Villages, Indiana’s largest nonprofit child and family services agency. The Villages serves more than 3,100 children and their families every day through an array of services, making it a model

What are #CareCommunities ? with Ashley Ferris

Oct 18th, 2021 40m 1s

Ashley Ferris is the lead coordinator for an Indiana-based care community. Her story is interesting because she felt called to serve as a foster parent, but she couldn’t get over the hump of getting licensed. It just looked too hard for her. Bu

#Fostertheteens with Brittany Burcham

Oct 4th, 2021 50m 1s

Brittany Burcham is a senior manager of communications by day and a foster parent advocate by night. Brittany is passionate about fostering teens and older youth, and uses every opportunity she can to get the word out. She even launched a TikTo

#FosterParentTraining 1.0 with Chatney Grice

Sep 20th, 2021 43m 10s

Chatney Grice is a veteran frontline worker on behalf of children and families. She has worked 13 years in various capacities serving children and families in Indiana, including community health centers, and home-based and community-based servi

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Why I started #MosaicFosterParentsCafe

Aug 18th, 2021 3m 52s

In this brief clip I share details about how my experience serving children and families and supporting foster parents as a Foster America fellow inspired me to launch #MosaicFosterParentsCafe

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Welcome To Mosaic Foster Parents Cafe

Aug 18th, 2021 2m 11s

It often seems as though foster parents have been made to feel like extras in a movie when in reality they are the co-stars.Mosaic Foster Parents Café is where all those special guides for vulnerable children meet to become better informed, bet