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Today is Juneteenth.
We honor the resilience, strength, and contributions of Black Americans throughout our nation's history.
We commit to building a village where Black foster youth thrive - not just survive.
Today, we listen, we learn, and we recommit.
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Stacy Johnson speaks directly to any foster youth watching.
If you are a foster youth and you feel like no one is in your corner, watch this.
Stacy was you. She knows. And she has spent her life making sure other foster youth do not feel that way.
If you are reading this and you know a foster youth, share this with them. Make sure they see it.
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Six weeks ago, we opened Hearts Behind the Mission with a childhood photo and a question: who is the kid behind the work?
Today, we close with the founder's voice and a P.S. that names every single one.
Carrie. David. Heather. Lauren. Bill. Jennifer. Kristy. Katy. Evan. Jeff. And Stacy.
Eleven Hearts Behind the Mission. Eleven voices. One village.
But here is what matters most as we close this series:
Every Circle of Grace Supporter who walked May and June with us plays a role in the lives of foster youth that no organization can play alone. You read along. You shared. You commented. You gave. You showed up.
Foster Care Awareness Month has ended. Hearts Behind the Mission has ended. The need for foster youth has not.
Foster care and the young people it touches need your support every single day. 365 days a year. The kids in our under-18 home wake up tomorrow needing the village. The young adults in our SIL apartments are building independent lives that depend on people who keep showing up after the awareness month ends.
You are that village. You are why this works.
Thank you for being part of the Circle of Grace. The work continues.
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Stacy Johnson on what she wishes people understood about foster youth.
She has lived it. She has built this organization around it. And today she names it directly.
If you have ever found yourself thinking foster youth are problem kids, watch this all the way through. Stacy reframes it the way only someone with her lived experience can.
Share this with someone who needs to hear it.
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Stacy is the BEST!!!
Jeff Coombs has spent decades around young people working to find their way.
His message to any foster youth reading today is direct:
"Keep your head up and as much of a positive attitude as possible in life. Surround yourself with positive people and influences."
If you are a foster youth: Jeff is in your corner. He has been at this longer than most. He has seen what works and he has seen what does not. The advice he offers is what he would give to his own children.
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Meet Jeff Coombs. Then and now.
Jeff serves on our Advisory Council. He brings decades of life experience and a steady commitment to the young adults transitioning through our SIL apartments.
When we asked Jeff what he wished people understood about foster youth, he gave us this:
"They start out in life which so many challenges, they need every chance we can give them."
Tomorrow, Jeff shares his direct message to foster youth.
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Meet Jeff Coombs.
He was twenty-something once. Today, he serves on our Advisory Council and works directly with the young adults in our SIL apartments who are right at that age. The age where the path forward is being figured out one decision at a time.
Jeff knows what that age feels like. He brings that lived knowledge to every conversation he has with the young people we serve.
Tomorrow, we introduce him properly.
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Yesterday, we introduced Evan Linneman.
Today, his message is to any foster youth reading.
Four words. Carry them with you.
"Your story isn't finished."
If you are a foster youth: Evan is in your corner. So is the rest of our village.
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Meet Evan Linneman.
Evan joined our Advisory Council because he believes that supporting foster youth means showing up beyond crisis moments. It means being present for the long arc.
We asked Evan what was the best advice he ever received. He shared something simple and powerful that has shaped how he shows up for the young people in his life.
Tomorrow, he shares his direct message to foster youth.
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