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Beyond the Foster Label is for anyone who wants to understand what foster youth actually need — and why so much well-meaning help backfires. Stacy Johnson, TEDx speaker and Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace, has spent over a decade replacing disruption with stability for foster youth, kids aging out of care, and young parents with nowhere to land, and is now building a first-of-its-kind campus for foster youth. Every episode turns lived experience into something you can act on.

Follow now — the kids aging out this year can't wait.]]>enPersonal JournalsThe Advisor Networkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/11e32ff201c4cdb26d4318a645a36c8c.jpghttps://centraltexastableofgrace.org/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:37:16 +0000Stacy JohnsonStacy Johnsonstacy@ctxtableofgrace.orgShe entered foster care at two, moved from home to home, and emancipated herself at sixteen. Now she's rebuilding the system she survived. Beyond the Foster Label is for anyone who wants to understand what foster youth actually need — and why so much...
Beyond the Foster Label is for anyone who wants to understand what foster youth actually need — and why so much well-meaning help backfires. Stacy Johnson, TEDx speaker and Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace, has spent over a decade replacing disruption with stability for foster youth, kids aging out of care, and young parents with nowhere to land, and is now building a first-of-its-kind campus for foster youth. Every episode turns lived experience into something you can act on.

Follow now — the kids aging out this year can't wait.]]>false9c7e9f76-23b2-53c4-b8e8-6f82cc6b3061episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foster-care-ends-at-18-with-a-trash-bag-and-nowhere-to-go--72487097
Now Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace and a TEDx speaker, she's raising the last $1.8 million of a $15 million campus serving kids from zero to 21-plus. She breaks down why housing alone fails, why kids don't need perfect homes — just stable ones — and what one consistent adult actually interrupts. You'll leave knowing exactly how to be that person.

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CONNECT WITH STACY JOHNSON:
🌐 Website: https://centraltexastableofgrace.org/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctxtableofgrace/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyjohnsoncttg/
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfslCz6QHd-Nm1KkCqFMDsw
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📧 Contact: info@ctxtableofgrace.org
──────────────────────────────────────────]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72487097Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:05:02 +0000Stacy JohnsonFoster care ended for one young woman on her 18th birthday: dropped off in downtown Houston with no money, no phone, no ID, drawing paper from a bowl for a shelter bed she didn't get. That text changed everything for Stacy Johnson — who entered care...
Now Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace and a TEDx speaker, she's raising the last $1.8 million of a $15 million campus serving kids from zero to 21-plus. She breaks down why housing alone fails, why kids don't need perfect homes — just stable ones — and what one consistent adult actually interrupts. You'll leave knowing exactly how to be that person.

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CONNECT WITH STACY JOHNSON:
🌐 Website: https://centraltexastableofgrace.org/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctxtableofgrace/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyjohnsoncttg/
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfslCz6QHd-Nm1KkCqFMDsw
🐦 X / Twitter: https://x.com/CTXTableOfGrace
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centraltexastableofgrace
📧 Contact: info@ctxtableofgrace.org
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