The Field Center’s Aging Out Podcast

Episode 071: Topic Discussion ”Helping Foster Youth Build Healthy Relationships”


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In this episode, Lynn Tonini facilitates a conversation between the Executive Directors from three different organizations that serve youth aging out of foster care: Rachael Smith with Hope and Vine (Wake Forest, NC), Susan Punnett with Family & Youth Initiative (Washington, D.C.), and Ben McBride with I Pour Life (Springfield, MO). We discussed the barriers that need to be addressed to help build relationships between youth and supportive adults, the strategies that can be used to mitigate those barriers, and the training that their staff and volunteers go through to understand how to facilitate the relationships. 

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The Field Center’s Aging Out PodcastBy The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research

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