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Looking Forward – Jahaad’s Journey Jahaad Johnson had little stability as a youth, moving from New Jersey to Alabama with little choice in the matter, then advocating for his needs to get back to New Jersey. Once back in his home state, stability still didn’t come. He spent time in many different homes before something.. The post Looking Forward, Jahaad – WTF? s02e06 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Sophia is a former New Jersey Foster Care Scholar whose dreams of education got her out of her abusive home. She shared the abuse she experienced in childhood, how she got out of it, and what she has learned from these experiences. Sophia possesses profound insight on how her experiences and healing have shaped her.. The post Dreams of Education – Sophia WTF? s02e05 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

This episode we chatted with psychology researcher and professor Dr. Seanna Leath about foster care, her research on racial stereotypes and so much more. Get ready for this info-packed episode! The post Seanna Leath WTF? s02e04 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Eric Liszt had been a foster parent for six years when he met his foster daughter, who we will call Angelica to protect her privacy. She was only four, but she was already experiencing intense psychological distress, and was hospitalized multiple times. It wasn’t long before he was traveling internationally to try to reunify her.. The post Eric Liszt, WTF? s02e03 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

In this Episode of What The Foster, Alejandra moves to the United States to live with her new family, but it isn’t the ending she imagined for herself. For more information on foster care in New Jersey, visit www.embrella.org To hear more true stories from foster care, visit www.futureisfamily.org The post Alejandra, Part 2 WTF s01e11 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Alejandra tells her foster care story, starting in a small town in Colombia where she faces neglect while her mother and father struggle with addiction. She and her brother end up in a foster home, but the neglect and abuse get worse, leading to her brother’s death. When the neighbors notice the physical abuse, they.. The post Alejandra Part 1 WTF s01e10 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Since entering foster care, Stephanie had relied on her social skills to navigate her life.  Now that she was preparing for college however, all of the emotions and trauma that she had been running from were catching up to her.  This week, in our final episode of Season 1, listen in to learn how a.. The post Stephanie, Part 3 – WTF? s01e09 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

In foster care after immigrating to the United States, Stephanie was determined to make the most of her life.  After being separated from her mother and siblings, Stephanie wound up in a transitional living home.  In this episode, Stephanie shares with us the ways her time in that group home affected her, and shows how.. The post Stephanie, Part 2 – WTF? s01e08 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

This week, we meet Stephanie, a German immigrant who ended up in the New Jersey foster care system after her arrival in the United States.  Today, Stephanie works for Wells Fargo in public relations, but in 2006, that future seemed distant.  Separated from her family as a teenager, Stephanie found herself in a group home,.. The post Stephanie, Part 1 – WTF? s01e07 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

In the last part of his foster care story, Shakree receives a book that inspires and shapes his life’s journey and he navigates state programs to help him pursue his dreams.  Meanwhile, Ananda also heads to college. She doesn’t share her past with her new friends out of fear that it will alter their perceptions.. The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 3- WTF? s01e06 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Ananda is forced to reevaluate her idea of a “foster kid” when she becomes one. Shakree has to figure out where he, and his daughter, are headed in life. The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 2 – WTF? s01e05 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Shakree’s mother died when he was five, leaving him to bounce from home to home for much of the next decade. Ananda’s mother’s troubles sent Ananda from New Hampshire to New Jersey to live with her stranger of a father. How do these adolescents respond to developmental years filled with turmoil and instability? Listen to.. The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 1 – WTF? s01e04 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

Kaysie would not be adopted. Left to figure out her own future, she began a new chapter in Camden, New Jersey. This week on What the Foster?, witness the final part of Kaysie’s story as she finds the path that would eventually turn her from an average high school student to a successful, driven social.. The post Kaysie, Part 3 – WTF? s01e03 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

“What did I do to deserve this?” Kaysie wondered out loud.  Whether it was getting tackled by her foster parent or threatened with placement in a group home, Kaysie could not understand how her life had become so twisted.  This week on What the Foster?, follow Kaysie as she survives a system that seems intent.. The post Kaysie, Part 2 – WTF? s01e02 appeared first on The Future Is Family.

12 foster care placements. Negligent caseworkers. Controlling foster parents. This was foster care for Kasie Getty. Born to a drug-addicted mother and adopted by parents who would later come to abuse her, Kaysie has come a long way since she first began her life-altering trip through foster care. What the Foster? is produced by embrella,.. The post Kaysie, Part 1 – WTF? s01e01 appeared first on The Future Is Family.