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 105: Interview with Alissa Jecklin with Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Springfield, MO)
The Aging Out Podcast
47 minutes 16 seconds
7 months ago
Episode 105: Interview with Alissa Jecklin with Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Springfield, MO)
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Alissa Jecklin, Director of Transitional Living with Good Samaritan Boys Ranch in Springfield, Missouri. Alissa shared how she discovered the needs of youth in foster care through a summer job while in college. She chose to focus her career helping these youth. At Good Samaritan, she leads a transitional housing program that builds partnerships with community landlords in order to help youth prepare for adulthood.
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.
