Today’s program is dedicated to school age Foster Youth featuring an interview with Lisa Michels, Court Ordered Special Advocate (CASA) supervisor for Butte County, California and an interview with School Ties from the Butte County Office of Education for context on Foster Youth in the K-12 school system.
We lead the show with a re-broadcast of Gork Burns humanizing her experience with the California Foster Youth Program.
The show concludes with a reading of an essay penned by Lee Stuber, a former Foster Youth revisiting his experience of youth boot camp in the desert on the 20th anniversary of this life shaping event.
00:00 -- Top of the hour and show theme01:34 -- Show rundown
03:03 -- Gork Burns humanizes the Foster Care system
05:04 -- Toni Zimmer, former program director at Mountain Circle Family Services a multi-county Foster Care agency
07:10 -- Meagan Meloy Program Coordinator at School Ties for the Butte County Office Education
12:11 -- Underwriter
12:45 -- Dr. Phil a national spokesperson for Court Appointed Special Advocates (a clip from one of his shows)
15:16 -- Lisa Michels, Court Ordered Special Advocate (CASA) supervisor for Butte County, California
25:04 -- A reading of an essay penned by Lee Stuber as he reflects on his experience at a boys boot camp as a Foster Child.
