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Fostering Teens & The Dream Makers Project
Episode 7
Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
This week's guest on The Impact Lounge is Brian Mavis, a Co-Founder and President of America’s Kids Belong. They unite government, business, nonprofits, faith-based, and creative communities to improve the outcomes and experiences of kids in foster care nationwide. Mavis also launched The Dream Maker's Project. Dream Makers is a program of America’s Kids Belong. Dream Makers serves youth who have aged out of foster care or are likely to age out in the near future. Every year 23,000 teens exit the foster care system without a family to help them transition into adulthood. Dream Makers helps remove barriers that stand in the way of the empowered, connected lives these youth dream of having. The Dream Makers Project draws a community around youth who have no family to help them navigate the financial challenges of young adulthood like renting an apartment, getting their first car, clothes for a new job, or locating a reasonably priced laptop for school. Once a young person has a basic need met through Dream Makers, they are empowered to dream about their future careers and other steps of independence through our program. Prior to launching America’s Kids Belong, he helped launch Adopt Kids Colorado and served as Community Transformation Pastor at LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, CO. Brian is an outspoken advocate for teenagers that are experiencing foster care and has dedicated his life to supporting those that need it most. Brian and his wife, Julie, reside and work in Colorado and are parents of two daughters who both serve as Foster Care/Adoption advocates as well. They got their start as foster parents caring for infants born addicted to substances and transitioned to foster parenting teens aging out of foster care. These days, they are thrilled to serve as foster grandparents. Learn more about America's Kids Belong and Dream Maker's Project.
