Welcome to the conclusion of our series on the Foster Care to Prison Pipeline. In this episode, we are joined by Jaylyn Van Fossen, who was previously in the foster care system in Vermont and currently a Social Work student, to discuss the barriers, needs, and hope for change centered on their lived experience and […]
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In this episode we will be continuing our discussion of the Foster Care to Prison Pipeline, focusing in on this system as it pertains to Vermont. This will be a discussion with two extremely knowledgeable individuals from the Department for Children and Families, Family Service Division; Deputy Commissioner Aryka Radke and Adolescent Services Unit Director
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In this episode, Mackenzie Leonard interviews Dr. Sherri Simmons-Horton about her incredible work around what is being referred to as “The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline”. In part one of this three-part series Mackenzie will explore the national trends and outcomes that Dr. Sherri has found, as well as her professional findings in regard to
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Within the quiet rolling hills of Vermont exists a sanctuary like no other. A space where love, community, self-discovery, acceptance, and belonging hangs in the air and on every proudly hung flag notifying everyone “You are exactly where and who you should be”. According to the 2023 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 29% of Vermont
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In this episode Chynah sits down with Award Winning filmmaker Chithra Jeyram to discuss her journey creating her new documentary Love Chaos Kin and how one family opened her eyes to a dizzying array of complicated narratives around adoption in America. Chithra, researching her own options for adoption, finds family in a transracially adopted family that
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Adoption is complicated. In this episode, Dr. Seungmi Laura Cho, a critical qualitative researcher, reflects on her experience researching Korean Adoptees and her work with “Anti-Adopterism”. Guest Info: Seungmi Laura Cho, Ph.D. is a critical interdisciplinary qualitative researcher, who investigates so-called socioemotional and behavioral problems that are associated with adoption status and racial difference as reflections of
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Food Not Cops (FNC), a volunteer-run mutual aid effort in Burlington, has served a free daily meal for the last five years. They gather around hot meals cooked by community members and combine relationships and resources to secure whatever people need: clothing, toiletries, medicine, communication devices, camping gear, etc. FNC began at the beginning of
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Join us for Part 2 of our series on DEI as we talk with Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon, Dr. Jason C. Garvey & Dr. Tiffanie Spencer about what Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion work in Higher Education looks like in this current political moment. Guest Info: Dr. Jason C. Garvey is the Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Professor of Education. As an interdisciplinary researcher,
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Join us for Part 1 of our series on DEI as AG Clark returns to the Social Work Lens studio to unpack current executive orders as they pertain to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Guest Info: Charity R. Clark was sworn in as Attorney General of Vermont on January 5, 2023, and is the first woman to
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In this episode, we sit down with Emmett, Youth Organizer at Outright Vermont, for a powerful conversation about the role of young people in shaping political and social justice movements. Emmett shares insights into what youth organizing looks like on the ground, why affirming trans youth is a collective responsibility, and how adults can truly
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