Fostering Conversations with Utah Foster Care

A Utah-focused show that elevates foster care and adoption through candid, practical conversations with people directly involved in the system. For PR pros, it’s a values-driven platform well-suited to mission-first experts and lived-experience advocates seeking community impact and awareness.

72 episodes, Monthly, 5.0 rating

<1k, Female, USA

YouTube: 1.0k subscribers, Instagram: 6.8k followers

web@utahfostercare.org

Amy Smith

Parenting, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Self-Improvement, Education

Demonstrated connection to Utah foster care/adoption/reunification—e.g., foster/kinship adoptive parents, former foster youth with lived experience, and program leadership staff (mentoring or recruitment/training). Guests should be able to speak credibly and empathetically about child welfare goals and practical family support.

Personal lived experience with foster care/adoption (including reunification outcomes), Sustained caregiving record (e.g., multiple placements and/or long-term foster parenting), Leadership or coordination of a statewide support program (mentoring/coaching/recruitment), Advocacy/public speaking within the child welfare community

Carlos Rios Redd - Lived Experience In Foster Care; Sibling Separation/connection; Adoption Disruption; Resilience And Healing; Advice For Current Youth; Importance Of Relationships., Crystal Dukes - Reunification As The Primary Goal; Navigating Fostering With A Reunification Mindset; Keeping Relationships With Biological Families; Emotional Complexity Of Moves And Trust-building., Michelle Ostmark - How The Mentoring Program Works; Support For New And Kinship Families; Burnout/self-care And Placement Navigation; Statewide Growth And How To Request/become A Mentor.

Foster Care, Adoption, Child Welfare, Reunification, Mentoring, Kinship, Parenting, Trauma, Family Services, Recruitment