E67 The VIP Café Show with Marcie Consiglio - Life After Foster Care: The Moab House Solution

Marcie Consiglio, founder of Moab House, shares how a chance encounter with a traumatized foster girl transformed her from business manager to advocate for youth aging out of foster care. She describes building a residential program that provides housing, life skills training, and unconditional support to young adults who would otherwise face homelessness, exploitation, or continued cycles of trauma.• Moab House serves young adults ages 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system• Young residents receive housing, meals, and life skills training in a family-like environment• Live-in house parents provide guidance while respecting residents' autonomy as adults• The program simulates apartment living while offering crucial support during transition to independence• Success stories include residents overcoming behavioral challenges to maintain employment and graduate• The organization operates primarily through volunteers and community support• Moab House takes an approach of unconditional love rather than judgment• 20% of foster youth become homeless immediately upon emancipation at 18• The organization recently acquired a 15-passenger van to transport residents to work and schoolJoin us for the 5th annual Cruisin' for a Cause car show on July 19th at Struthers High School from 10am-2pm to support Moab House. Visit moabhouse.org or cruisinforacause.com to learn more, donate, or get involved.