Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast

Breanna and Maxwell talk about their experience as foster parents of teens, those who identify LGBTQIA+ and everything in between. Their biggest takeaway?  It’s easier than you think. 

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Susan McConnell is a mother through adoption, a photographer, and a recruiter. She used all of that to found Let It Be Us in 2014 with the goal of transforming the child welfare system in Illinois.

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Carolyne and her husband have fostered dozens of children over the many years they have been foster parents. Some children have returned to their biological families, and others have been adopted by the Osterhues family. All of them hold a place in Carolyne’s heart.

To learn more about becoming a foster parent, attend a free webinar at www.letitbeus.org

Adoptive Mom and Let It Be Us Deputy Director Alex Montgomery talks about adopting as a single mom and the importance of the relationship she has with her daughter’s birth family and why acknowledging and including a child’s biological family when possible is important in foster care.

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Lindsay and Scottie made the big decision to become foster parents after Lindsay supported students in her classroom who experienced foster care. They’ll talk about what it’s like to be foster parents and how to navigate the relationship with the biological family while fostering.

To learn more about what it’s like to be a foster parent, attend a free webinar at www.letitbeus.org

A conversation with Vanessa Baie, leader of Let It Be Us’ efforts to educate and support people interested in becoming foster parents, who talks about her journey to become a fierce advocate for children and also delve into the world of foster care.

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At Let It Be Us, we believe that the path to foster care begins with education, and the best way to educate is to reach people where they are which is why we started the Let It Be Us Foster Care and Adoption podcast where we dive deep into topics related to fostering children, foster care in Illinois, as well as adoption. We hope you enjoy, learn something and perhaps decide to become a foster parent yourself!

Let It Be Us: A Foster Care and Adoption Podcast was launched in 2022 by the Illinois nonprofit organization Let It Be Us. Foster Care professionals and parents speak on issues important to the journey of foster care and adoption. 

If you live in the State of Illinois and want to become a foster parent or learn about waiting children, go to www.letitbeus.org