About this episode

The episode discusses the need for more Black foster parents and the impact of cultural understanding in foster care.

👶🏽🤱🏾 Sometimes healing starts with one safe home. 🖤 Black children in foster care often benefit from caregivers who understand their culture, experiences, identity, and community. Fostering isn’t just about providing a place to stay. Even if fostering isn’t for you, mentoring, volunteering, and showing up for youth in your community still changes lives. #NationalFosterCareMonth #BlackFosterParents #BlackMentalHealth #FosterCareAwareness #MedicineForTheMelanatedAndMisguided

People in this episode

Host: Melanated and Misguided

Topics covered

• foster care
• Black children
• cultural understanding
• community support
• mentoring
• volunteering

Keywords

• foster care
• Black children
• mentoring
• community support
• cultural identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Foster Care Month, Black Foster Parents, Black Mental Health, Foster Care Awareness

Books & works: Medicine for the Melanated And Misguided

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