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Interview With A Foster Kid
by Amira Therese
This is not a comfort podcast. Hosted by Amira Therese, foster care alumni, Interview With a Foster Kid – Declassified exposes the hidden truths of the foster system and rewrites the narrative society ignores. Every year, hundreds of thousands of foster children go missing or are silenced, their lives overlooked by bureaucracy and indifference. This podcast calls out systemic failure, confronts collective ignorance, and demands action. Why listen? Ignoring the crisis isn’t neutral. This podcast lifts the voices deliberately silenced, reveals what foster kids and alumni endure, and equips listeners to see, understand, and act. These are real stories, raw truths, and unflinching accountability. Be challenged. Be informed. Be moved to act. Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928
Episodes
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Lost By the System - Found By CASA: The Truth Behind Trafficking Out of Foster Care
This episode shares my story of being trafficked out of foster care by the very system meant to protect me. It also tells how my CASA volunteer, who always managed to find me no matter how many placements or states I passed through, found me again when I was sitting in juvenile detention. Her...
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Matthew Page - Lived Experience Expert - Advocate - Pride Month - LGBTQ
Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928a9cc234a3c Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dc78e402-fb68-48fa-80f8-97bd4f74f984/interview-with-a-foster-kid-declassified YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InterviewWithAFosterKid Substack:...
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What Kind of Society Fails Its Most Vulnerable Children - and Call It Care?
What does it really take to transform the educational outcomes of children in foster care? In this unapologetically honest episode of Interview With A Foster Kid, I sit down with Sharon Dunlevy - a seasoned educational advocate, training consultant, and relentless disruptor of broken systems....
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Jackson's Gift: A Foster Fierce Alumni Leaves His Legacy And Mark on The Nation
Jackson's Gift: A Foster Fierce Alumni Leaves His Legacy To Us Amira Therese brings together two remarkable women with one mission: Andrea Forringer, Jackson's mother, shares her son's inspiring journey from foster care to the Marines, and Sarah Davis reveals how she transformed this legacy into...
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From Building Houses to Fostering Homes: A Foster Fierce Father's Mission
This week on "Interview With A Foster Kid," host Amira Therese welcomes Sam Dorvil, a passionate foster father and advocate who's revolutionizing lives both in real estate and foster care. While Sam wasn't in foster care himself, his challenging journey as a Haitian immigrant fueled his Foster...
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This Foster Fierce Champion's Memoir Will Revolutionize Foster Care! Author Tristian Smith
In this game-changing episode of "Interview With A Foster Kid," host Amira Therese sits down with Tristian Smith, author of the groundbreaking "Against All Odds - A Memoir." More than a personal story, this book is a rallying cry for foster care reform! Tristian exposes systemic flaws with...
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We All Need Voices of Hope: An ER Nurse's Groundbreaking Work in Child Advocacy
Join Host Amira Therese, a Foster Fierce Alumni, in a compelling discussion with Kathleen Kelly, an ER nurse, forensic children's nurse, former foster mom, and author. Kathleen shares her journey in fostering, navigating child welfare challenges, and more. Her book 'Voices Of The ER,' offers a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is not a comfort podcast. Hosted by Amira Therese, foster care alumni, Interview With a Foster Kid – Declassified exposes the hidden truths of the foster system and rewrites the narrative society ignores. Every year, hundreds of thousands of foster children go missing or are silenced, their lives overlooked by bureaucracy and indifference. This podcast calls out systemic failure, confronts collective ignorance, and demands action.
Why listen? Ignoring the crisis isn’t neutral.
This podcast lifts the voices deliberately silenced, reveals what foster kids and alumni endure, and equips listeners to see, understand, and act. These are real stories, raw truths, and unflinching accountability. Be challenged. Be informed. Be moved to act.
Listen on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928
HOSTED BY
Amira Therese
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