Short video stories by foster youth and alumni
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Aging Out of Foster Care: Hannah’s Story – Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (YouTube). Youth alum describes abuse, multiple placements, and aging out to encourage teen adoption.
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Foster Care Stories: Cara – Skookum Kids (YouTube). Young woman talks about entering care at age four, food insecurity, parental arrest, and how those experiences shaped her.
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Angel’s Foster Care and Adoption Story – foster youth/adoptee narrative with a playlist of additional foster/adoption stories.
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Voices of Youth: Supporting Adolescents in Foster Care (8‑part series) – Annie E. Casey Foundation. Teens and young adults in foster care describe placements, relationships, and what helped.
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Foster Care Video Gallery – Dane County Human Services. Multiple short videos with children, teens, and foster families sharing their experiences.
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Training / information videos
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Online Training for Child Foster Care – Anoka County, MN
https://www.anokacountymn.gov/3243/Online-Training -
Discipline in Foster Care: Managing Our Behaviors to Manage Theirs – Hennepin County (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3DkY-7dZQU -
Foster Care & Adoption Training – CHLSS (webinars and videos)
https://chlss.org/education-events/foster-care-adoption-training/ -
Right‑Time Training for Families – NTDC
https://ntdctraining.org/training-for-families/right-time-training-for-families/ -
Separated Child Foundation – resources for carers of separated children
(You have the description; the main site’s video resources are here:)
https://separatedchild.org.uk/resources/
Awareness / campaign videos
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All Our Kids launches Foster Care Awareness Campaign – news/video segment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Jn0AllNpQ -
Dorset Council foster care campaign video (Santa) – covered by BBC
News article with video: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e09gj5zzgo -
AdoptUSKids video archive (PSAs and stories)
Video tag on their blog: https://blog.adoptuskids.org/tag/video/
Foster‑care podcasts centered on youth experience
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Bonus Babies – CASA‑hosted podcast
Main site: https://bonusbabies.buzzsprout.com
Directory page: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bonus-babies-1792127 -
Fostering Change – Rob Scheer (Comfort Cases)
Main site: https://comfortcases.org/fostering-change-podcast/ (best to link from show home) -
CASA Connection (CASA‑focused podcast)
Representative listing (example on Podcast Republic/Apple etc.):
https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1484245882 (verify this matches the CASA program you want) -
Fostering Conversations with Utah Foster Care
Show page: https://utahfostercare.org/fostering-conversations-podcast/ -
Foster Care 101 Podcast Series – Foster Adopt Minnesota
Series page: https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/foster-care-101-podcast-series/
Broader foster‑care and caregiver podcasts
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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
Apple/landing page:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care/id266386337 -
The Forgotten Podcast
Main site: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/podcast/ -
Fostering Voices Podcast
Main site: https://fosteringvoices.com/podcast/ -
Foster Parent Well
Main site: https://fosterparentwell.com/podcast/ -
The Resilient Caregiver Podcast
Main site: https://resilientcaregiver.org/podcast/ -
Podcasts – Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (UMN)
https://cascw.umn.edu/podcasts/
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Video resources for foster carers and professionals
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Separated Child Foundation – video for foster carers of separated children (refugee/asylum‑seeking youth). Explains behaviors, trauma presentation, and preparation steps for carers.
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“Stories From Foster Families” series – Virginia Department of Social Services (Facebook). Foster families describe keeping siblings together, reunification, and system impact.
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Bethany Foster Care Series (above) – practical introduction for prospective foster parents and agencies.
Foster‑care podcasts centered on youth experience
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Bonus Babies – CASA‑hosted, award‑winning show with raw stories from people with lived foster‑care experience and those who care for them.
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Fostering Change – hosted by Rob Scheer (Comfort Cases). Interviews with former foster youth, foster parents, advocates, and public figures touched by foster care.
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CASA Connection – short episodes with stories and information from the CASA perspective, often highlighting children’s experiences and volunteer roles.
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Fostering Conversations with Utah Foster Care – real and “raw” conversations about parenting kids in care, featuring youth and caregivers.
Foster Care 101 Podcast Series – Foster Adopt Minnesota. 13‑part series for MN foster/kinship families and professionals covering need, licensing, trauma, and real‑life foster experiences.
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