S01E33 Changing Foster Care Outcomes I Kadie Black

In this powerful episode of The Route to Success, we sit down with Kadie Black, President and CEO of Voices for Children Foundation, also known as Be A Voice in Miami, Florida. Kadie shares how her organization is transforming the lives of children in foster care by helping them shift from survival mode to a mindset of hope, resilience, and possibility.

Voices for Children partners with the Guardian ad Litem Program to advocate for youth navigating the foster care system. From providing basic necessities like clothing and hygiene products to funding college tours, therapeutic wilderness trips, mission trips to the Dominican Republic, and independent living support, their work fills the critical gaps that often determine a child’s future.

In this conversation, you will learn:

• How experiential learning and travel help youth build confidence and resilience
• The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and how positive experiences can change life trajectories
• Why supporting relatives and kinship caregivers prevents children from entering group homes
• The real challenges young adults face when aging out of foster care
• Practical ways you can get involved through CASA, Guardian ad Litem programs, or local foster care nonprofits

Kadie also shares moving real life stories of families who were stabilized with small but strategic support, preventing siblings from being separated and keeping children out of high risk placements. The episode highlights how early intervention, compassion, and community involvement can reduce homelessness, trafficking vulnerability, and incarceration among former foster youth.

If you care about foster care reform, youth advocacy, trauma informed leadership, nonprofit impact, or building resilience in at risk youth, this episode will inspire you to take action.

Learn more or get involved at beavoice.org

Follow Kadie Black on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadieblack/

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