The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
100 episodes
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This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.
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This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.
Episode 096: Interview with Tige Charity with Kids in the Spotlight (Burbank, CA)
The Aging Out Podcast
44 minutes 27 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 096: Interview with Tige Charity with Kids in the Spotlight (Burbank, CA)
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Tige Charity, CEO of Kids in the Spotlight in Burbank, California. Tige shares about the unique employment support services that Kids in the Spotlight provides youth aging out of foster care, which focuses on skills in the arts and entertainment. We talk about the Script-to-Screen program that culminates in film productions that compete with one another for awards through their Kids Film Awards. Supported by Ty Burrell of Modern Family fame, this program works tirelessly to help their youth gain employment in the entertainment industry.
The Aging Out Podcast
This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.