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Season 5 Episode 6
Founder and CEO of Beyond our Kin (BOK) Ava Walker As a former foster youth and having experienced homelessness as a teen. Writing every day and prayer was her coping mechanisms.
From an early age she had visions of turning her pain into purpose. Finding herself a stable home, becoming an author and screenwriter with the aim of helping and inspiring other foster youth to beat the odds and never lose hope. Ava often states her deeply rooted gratitude for all the positive influences she was provided, from people who believed in her, nurtured, and guided her.
Ava founded Beyond our Kin (BOK) to pursue her aspirations and sense of responsibilities to help foster youth who are sadly often forgotten in our society, and to increase foster care awareness throughout the communities. Her story demonstrates that adversity can be overcome and foster youth can turn their disadvantages into opportunities. It just takes a village beyond our kin.
Guest: Ava Walker
https://www.instagram.com/iamavawalker/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beyondourkin/?hl=en
https://www.beyondourkin.org/about-us/ @beyondourkin
https://linktr.ee/avawalkeriam
Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/
Credits Host - Tige Charity
Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight
Follow us here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/
https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_
Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747
Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/
Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656
Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks
Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.
Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA
Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner
Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry
By Tige CharitySeason 5 Episode 6
Founder and CEO of Beyond our Kin (BOK) Ava Walker As a former foster youth and having experienced homelessness as a teen. Writing every day and prayer was her coping mechanisms.
From an early age she had visions of turning her pain into purpose. Finding herself a stable home, becoming an author and screenwriter with the aim of helping and inspiring other foster youth to beat the odds and never lose hope. Ava often states her deeply rooted gratitude for all the positive influences she was provided, from people who believed in her, nurtured, and guided her.
Ava founded Beyond our Kin (BOK) to pursue her aspirations and sense of responsibilities to help foster youth who are sadly often forgotten in our society, and to increase foster care awareness throughout the communities. Her story demonstrates that adversity can be overcome and foster youth can turn their disadvantages into opportunities. It just takes a village beyond our kin.
Guest: Ava Walker
https://www.instagram.com/iamavawalker/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beyondourkin/?hl=en
https://www.beyondourkin.org/about-us/ @beyondourkin
https://linktr.ee/avawalkeriam
Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/
Credits Host - Tige Charity
Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight
Follow us here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/
https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_
Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747
Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/
Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656
Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks
Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.
Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA
Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner
Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry