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Both within and outside of Access Services, there are many people who contribute to strengthening the communities we serve. We want to elevate these voices. Listen and learn about the work that goes on throughout Southeast Pennsylvania and how you can be a part of it!
Hosted by our Director of Community Development, Mark Boorse, and co-host our Talent Acquisition Manager, Brianna Amantia, our podcast spotlights the leaders in the local non-profit sector.
New episodes will be released every two weeks.
Our Latest Episode
Episode #2: Building Supports for the Foster Care Community
National Foster Care Month recognizes the important role that people from all parts of child welfare play in supporting children, youth, and families. The 2025 theme, “Engaging Youth. Building Supports. Strengthening Opportunities.” highlights the need to create a support system that authentically engages and prepares young people who are leaving foster care. In 2021, 77 percent of eligible youth in foster care, ages 14–21 years old, exited care without receiving the federally funded services necessary to prepare them for adulthood and independent living.*
Our hosts, Mark Boorse and Brianna Amantia, are joined by Ursula Yao, Director of Foster Care, John Crawley, a young adult who has aged out of foster care, and Juli Apple, Provider Recruiter and long-time advocate for children and families who adopted through the foster care system. Together, they discuss the foster care system, the challenges that young adults face as they exit the foster care system, the support foster families and children need and how the community can come alongside the child welfare system to help build strong supports.
*Child Welfare Information Gateway
