support system Archives - The Riverside Project

We’ve learned that it’s only when we all come together that we can begin to make a lasting difference around our city. These four stories are powerful illustrations of how collaboration leads to change!

Former foster youth face many challenges when it comes to education and just 4% of them will go on to obtain a four-year college degree. As a former foster youth herself, Dr. Danisha Keating shares the challenges she faced, her struggle to overcome trauma, and what we can do to support former foster youth today.

We’re really glad to have Krista Kesseler here to shed some like on the topic of serving youth through international foster care. Krista is the Community Outreach Specialist for the St. Jerome Emiliani Foster Care Program.

In this episode, Jennifer Clifford shares her journey becoming a foster parent and the lessons she learned, the realities of reunification, and how they transitioned to becoming adoptive parents.