Preparing Foster Youth for Adulting
Business:Non-Profit
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Joy Rios, Founder and Executive Director of Connect with a Wish, located in Virginia Beach, VA. We talked about Joy's journey as an adoptive parent, which exposed her to the issues that youth in foster care face. We then discussed the launch of the organization as a holiday project and then expanded to providing youth with 'wishes' year round. The mission has since expanded to 15 programs, providing support to foster youth from newborns to those who have aged out of care. Their next expansion will include their "Take 2 Community," a housing program for these young adults.
Episode 055: Interview with Leora Bain from G.L.I.D.E. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Episode 054: Interview with Bria Zolman from Ball State University’s Guardian Scholars Program (Muncie, IN)
Episode 053: Interview with The Open Table (Phoenix, AZ)
Episode 052: Interview with Andrea Ferrero about Pockets Change Hip Hop FinFest
Episode 051: Interview with Anne Harrison, Executive Director of The Monkey & The Elephant (Philadelphia, PA)
Episode 050: Interview with Don Wells from Just in Time for Foster Youth (San Diego, CA)
Episode 049: Interview with Sue Evans from Walden Family Services (San Diego, CA)
Episode 048: Interview with Megan Preller from Ready for Life (Redding, CA)
Episode 047: Interview with Adam Pavao with Impact Living Services (Forest, VA)
Episode 046: The Level Up Virtual Conference for Youth In and Aged Out of Foster Care
Episode 045: Interview with Cheryl Williams with Fundamentals for Foster Care (Austin, TX)
Episode 044: Interview with Jamerika Haynes-Lewis with Clever Jam Communications (WA)
Episode 043: Interview with Miriam Cobb with the Empty Frames Initiative (TX and NC)
Episode 042: Interview with Debbie Ausburn, Foster Parent and Author (Woodstock, GA)
Episode 041: Interview with Joann Taijala from Home Grown (Eureka, CA)
Episode 040: Interview with Dr. Natalie Ellington with Eileen & Callie's Place (Kent, WA)
Episode 039: Interview with Samantha Baldassari with C.B. Community Schools (Philadelphia, PA)
Episode 038: Interview with Daniel Crandall - Foster Parent, Speaker, & Trainer (Nolensville, TN)
Episode 037: Interview with Jamie Pfau from Peace for All of Us Homes (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Episode 036: Interview with Miriam Connolly from Blavin Scholars (Ann Arbor, MI)
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