Preparing Foster Youth for Adulting
Business:Non-Profit
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Ashlee Briddell, CEO and Founder of HomeSweetHome Foundation in Hagerstown, MD. We discussed Ashlee's background in foster care herself and her educational achievements despite her challenges. We then talked about her motivation to start HomeSweetHome as a way to help foster youth with housing supplies, mental health support, financial competency, and connecting with other resources they need. Finally, we discussed opportunities for improvements to the foster care system and how they prepare youth aging out of foster care.
Episode 075: Topic Discussion ”Helping Foster Youth Build Coping Skills”
Episode 074: Interview with Barbara Sabol with Home Works USA (Lawrence, KS)
Episode 073: Topic Discussion ”Helping Foster Youth Build Decision Making Skills”
Episode 072: Interview with Aundre’ Wright with Adonai Transitional Housing (Phoenix, AZ)
Episode 071: Topic Discussion ”Helping Foster Youth Build Healthy Relationships”
Episode 070: Interview with Penny Ellison with Hand2Paw (Philadelphia, PA)
Episode 069: Interview with Meredith Yuckman with The Hope Center at Pullen (Raleigh, NC)
Episode 068: Interview with Justin Black with Redefining Normal (Kalamazoo, MI)
Episode 067: Interview with Carolyn Olsen from Fostering Youth Independence (Santa Clarita, CA)
Episode 066: Interview about the 2023 LevelUp Virtual Conference for Youth
Episode 065: Interview with Beth Reinwald from Flourish Homes (Tulsa, OK)
Episode 064: Interview with Joelle Pitts from The R.J. Leonard Foundation (Doylestown, PA)
Episode 063: Interview with Stacy DeWitt from James Storehouse (Newbury Park, CA)
Episode 062: Interview with Christina Dronen from Finally Family Homes (Valencia, CA)
Episode 061: Interview with Lisa Peat from The Taylor House (Roseville, CA)
Episode 060: Interview with Colby Swettberg with Silver Lining Mentoring (Boston, MA)
Episode 059: Interview with Britt Wade with Family Harvest Farm (Martinez, CA)
Episode 058: Interview with Lauren Vazquez with Valley Youth House (Bethlehem, PA)
Episode 057: Interview with The Buckeye Ranch (Whitehall, OH)
Episode 056: Interview with Marcie Dearth from IMPOWER (Longwood, FL)
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