It takes a village...

MaryEmma_Gary​, thanks for the ping.

ClaireHarris802​, kudos in advance to you for taking on such important work.💓

I'm happy to chat further offline, if you like. Below is a bit more context about my non-profit work.

My non-profit experience focused on high school students aging out of foster care.

At the time, my program director pinpointed a disconnect. There were resources available to students who were nearing the foster care cutoff age in our county. But the disparate information (city, county, state, federal, and private) wasn't easily accessible to students or school staff eager to support them.

Ultimately, we built...

• workshops educating school staff on resources and how to connect students to them
• a website that served as an information hub for educators and students
• boots on the ground - we visited many high schools in the county and other institutions (e.g., detention centers), spreading the word about available resources and filling gaps where needed (e.g., housing stipends, emergency shelter due to eviction, school enrollment, etc.).

The org still exists, and since my time there, it has grown into a viable and critical community partner.