The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
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This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.
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This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.
Episode 095: Interview with Maria Paparella with Chair-ity (Akron, OH)
The Aging Out Podcast
1 hour 1 minute 34 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 095: Interview with Maria Paparella with Chair-ity (Akron, OH)
In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Maria Paparella, Founder and Executive Director of Chair-ity in Akron, Ohio. Maria explained the origins and growth of her organization, which provides furniture to youth aging out of foster care and is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. We talk about the importance of enabling youth to have choices in creating their environment, how critical community is to supporting these youth, and we wrap up discussing opportunities that the foster system can take to improve the support for youth as they transition to adulthood.
The Aging Out Podcast
This is a podcast series to explore the resources and strategies that are effective in helping youth prepare for aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood.
