Interview With A Foster Kidhttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/interview-with-a-foster-kid--6587831
Why listen? Ignoring the crisis isn’t neutral.

This podcast lifts the voices deliberately silenced, reveals what foster kids and alumni endure, and equips listeners to see, understand, and act. These are real stories, raw truths, and unflinching accountability. Be challenged. Be informed. Be moved to act.

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Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ87NHPC]]>enNon-ProfitAmira Theresehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/457e73103da613a7296b03f4b6e3b804.jpgInterview With A Foster Kidhttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/interview-with-a-foster-kid--6587831Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:18:20 +0000Amira ThereseAmira Thereseiwafosterkid@gmail.comThis is not a comfort podcast. Hosted by Amira Therese, foster care alumni, Interview With a Foster Kid – Declassified exposes the hidden truths of the foster system and rewrites the narrative society ignores. Every year, hundreds of thousands of...
Why listen? Ignoring the crisis isn’t neutral.

This podcast lifts the voices deliberately silenced, reveals what foster kids and alumni endure, and equips listeners to see, understand, and act. These are real stories, raw truths, and unflinching accountability. Be challenged. Be informed. Be moved to act.

Listen on:
Get the companion book:
Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ87NHPC]]>falseepisodicLost By the System - Found By CASA: The Truth Behind Trafficking Out of Foster Carehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-by-the-system-found-by-casa-the-truth-behind-trafficking-out-of-foster-care--69081379It also tells how my CASA volunteer, who always managed to find me no matter how many placements or states I passed through, found me again when I was sitting in juvenile detention. Her intervention changed the entire trajectory of my life.

This story is raw, honest, and necessary.

Thousands of foster youth carry similar truths in silence. Speaking out is not only a reclaiming of power, it becomes a light for the next child lost in the system.

Support CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates): https://nationalcasagal.org/ Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer or supporting their mission. Resources for Foster Youth Who

Experienced Abuse or Trafficking: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): https://childhelphotline.org/ National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7): https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Foster Youth and Foster Alumni Support Organizations: National Foster Youth Institute: https://nfyi.org/
Foster Care Alumni of America: https://fostercarealumni.org/

If you are a current or former foster youth who has been abused, silenced, overlooked, or harmed by the system, please remember this: You are not alone. You deserve safety, respect, and support. Reach out to your local CASA or foster youth nonprofits, especially those created and run by foster alumni. These organizations understand what you have lived through, and you will be heard and supported. 

To share your story or help us create the change the children and families in the system today deserve, Reach Out: IWAFOSTERKID@GMAIL.COM

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Get the companion book:
Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ8]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69081379Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:17:35 +0000Amira ThereseThis episode shares my story of being trafficked out of foster care by the very system meant to protect me. It also tells how my CASA volunteer, who always managed to find me no matter how many placements or states I passed through, found me again...It also tells how my CASA volunteer, who always managed to find me no matter how many placements or states I passed through, found me again when I was sitting in juvenile detention. Her intervention changed the entire trajectory of my life.

This story is raw, honest, and necessary.

Thousands of foster youth carry similar truths in silence. Speaking out is not only a reclaiming of power, it becomes a light for the next child lost in the system.

Support CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates): https://nationalcasagal.org/ Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer or supporting their mission. Resources for Foster Youth Who

Experienced Abuse or Trafficking: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): https://childhelphotline.org/ National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7): https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Foster Youth and Foster Alumni Support Organizations: National Foster Youth Institute: https://nfyi.org/
Foster Care Alumni of America: https://fostercarealumni.org/

If you are a current or former foster youth who has been abused, silenced, overlooked, or harmed by the system, please remember this: You are not alone. You deserve safety, respect, and support. Reach out to your local CASA or foster youth nonprofits, especially those created and run by foster alumni. These organizations understand what you have lived through, and you will be heard and supported. 

To share your story or help us create the change the children and families in the system today deserve, Reach Out: IWAFOSTERKID@GMAIL.COM

Listen on: