Foster Youth Advocacy w/ Speaker, Trainer and Advocate, Jamole Callahan

The world of foster care is ever changing and often you'll find it is foster care alumni who are the ones working tirelessly to see that it changes to support the next generation of youth coming through the system. One such person is Jamole Callahan. After spending his teenage years in the foster system with not a whole lot of say as to where he went and what would happen with him, Jamole became an advocate for the rights of the youth growing up in the foster system. He began speaking at large organizations, on Capitol Hill and with smaller non-profits alike and took his advocacy a step further and became a trainer for those looking to become foster parents, using his own experiences to masterfully blend reality with the curriculum of topics presented by state and federal agencies.

In this episode, Jamole returns for his second appearance to give an update on new programs that are coming to help the overwhelmed foster system, how the budget ceiling talks in Washington can affect children and family services, possible bills to throw your support behind and discuss ways that you can support those who are taking on the task of getting involved in the foster system themselves.

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