#725 Aging Out Of Foster Care & Being An Orphan - Franco Vega

Franco Vega is the founder of The RightWay Foundation, a nonprofit that helps transition-age foster youth find jobs, stable housing, and mental health support. He shares his own journey, which included being orphaned as a child and struggling with addiction, and ultimately what brought him to establishing this foundation.  For more about Franco and the RightWay Foundation https://www.therightwayfoundation.org/If you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is transitioning from @MIHHfurniture to its new handle @ShapedFurniture  WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCASTSubscribe via iTunes. It costs nothing. It’s extremely helpful to have your subscription set to download all episodes automatically. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2Spread the word via social media.  It costs nothing.Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod  Become a one-time or monthly donor via PayPal at https://mentalpod.com/donateYou can also donate via Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) To donate via Venmo make payment to @Mentalpod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.