Fostering the Future Podcast

by Fostering the Future Podcast

A show about all things child welfare, dependency, adoption and foster care. Your hosts, Jack & Cat are veterans in the world of child welfare and excited to spend a little time each week chatting about how we can all do something to help kids in care.

Episodes

Season 3 Episode 1 : Brittany Dawn or Brittany Done? in Foster Care

54m · Published 12 Mar 19:01

Jack & Cat discuss the Brittany Dawn scandals and their suitability to be foster parents. From police brutality of a black man, to scamming people suffering from eating disorders, and of course the lack of true accountability – it is a worrying question.

Season 2 Episode 13 : Instant Family Movie Review In FosterCare

48m · Published 07 Jun 06:43

Jack & Nichole chat about one of their favorite fostercare and adoption movies – instant family.

Season 2 Episode 12 : Sisco’s Adoption after 70+ Foster Placements

56m · Published 24 May 06:29

Nichole & Jack chat with nichole’s teen son Sisco about his time in foster care group homes after 4+ years and 70+ foster homes.

Season 2 Episode 11 : Lucas and Looking on the Bright Side in Foster Care

26m · Published 26 Apr 08:24

TW: Child Abuse in foster careJack & Nichole & Jack Jr, chat with Nichole’s son Lucas who discusses being abused in foster care, and shares his sweet optimism and resilience.

Season 2 Episode 10 : Grow Into You for Aged Out Kids in Foster Care

55m · Published 19 Apr 08:56

Jack & Nichole chat with Erin NeSmith from Grow Into You Foundation for aged out kids in foster care.

Season 2 Episode 9 Outtake

3m · Published 13 Apr 08:00

We mentioned a Starbucks Christmas drink in episode 9 and later looked up what it was called (Juniper Latte), we were cracking up reading this article about it. While it didn’t make the cut for the episode – we figured we would share the description of this Starbucks Juniper Latte in a bonus episode.

Season 2 Episode 9 : Turning the Tables with Teens in Foster Care

47m · Published 12 Apr 08:30

Jack & Nichole sit with Papo and chat with him about his experience growing up in the foster care system in Philadelphia and how he turned the table by helping teens in foster care by working in a group home and connecting with the kids through his own foster experiences.

Season 2 Episode 8 : Equine Therapy in Foster Care

54m · Published 05 Apr 08:59

Jack and Nichole chat with Lisa from Emerald M Ranch in Brooksville that specializes in equine (hippo) therapy to help children who have experienced trauma (foster children) and children with medical needs.

Season 2 Episode 7 : Lifehacks for Foster Parents

32m · Published 29 Mar 09:41

Nichole and Jack share the lifehacks for foster parents that listeners sent in to help us all get more organized.

Season 2 Episode 6 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 3/3

30m · Published 22 Mar 09:34

Cat, Jack, & Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1 and 2, we recommend you listen to those episodes before this episode.

Fostering the Future Podcast has 93 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 58:47:46. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 12th, 2024 03:41.