At the age of 4, Jeremy Harvey was put into foster care, due to his parents’ issues with abuse, neglect, and substance abuse. After leaving foster care, Jeremy has dedicated his life to helping other children in the system.
First, at Cook County Illinois as a paralegal advocating for foster children on a case by case basis. Then at the state level for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a Deputy Director, as the Deputy Chief of Staff, and the Chief Accountability Officer.
Then for multiple states - as a change management consultant for foster care for the state departments of Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. And today. at the federal level - working for the Office for Refugee Resettlement under the Unaccompanied Children Program.
In this episode, Jeremy shares his story and life mission with us.
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