Notas del episodio
Lynn Johnson is the Founder of All In Empowering Futures. A social worker by trade, her work in the penal/probation system has led her to work with the country’s most vulnerable populations. from leading an innovative program in Colorado to help guide families out of poverty, to being appointed in President Trump’s first term as the Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families in the US Department of Health and Human Services(HHS), where she worked to eliminate abuse and neglect, end child and human trafficking, and similar efforts showing impoverished families and individuals a way to a better life.
Today, her work through All In Empowering Futures is filling a crucial gap in serving young adults who have aged out of the foster care system—kids who, upon reaching the age of 18, are commonly left homeless and entirely on their own due to overlooked gaps in our foster care system.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Lynn Johnson
02:28 From Probation Officer to National Leadership
04:05 A Framework For Fighting Generational Poverty
08:40 Why Community Matters More Than Government Programs
17:45 Lessons From Probation, Parole & Social Work
24:00 The Child Trafficking Case That Changed Everything
36:50 The Scale of Human & Child Trafficking in America
43:00 Social Media & Online Grooming’s Role In Trafficking
46:30 Getting Presidentially-Appointed To Serve The Most Vulnerable Americans
51:45 Listening to Youth Who Aged Out of Foster Care
53:00 Founding All In Empowering Futures
56:00 Why Foster Youth Need Family, Not Programs
58:45 Stories of Transformation
1:17:30 What Should Happen After Foster Care Ends?
1:22:30 Why Aging Out of Foster Care Must Become a National Priority
1:25:20 How to Support All In Empowering Futures
You can find Lynn at allinempoweringfutures.org.
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