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Let It Be Us: A Foster Care and Adoption Podcast was launched in 2022 by the Illinois nonprofit organization Let It Be Us. Foster Care professionals and parents speak on issues important to the journey of foster care and adoption. If you live in the State of Illinois and want to become a foster parent or learn about waiting children, go to www.letitbeus.org
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Conversation About Foster Care & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) with Susan McConnell, DSW(c), MBA and Carina H. Santa Maria, MSW, LCSW
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Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) includes children and young people in foster care that are in extreme risk. While poorly defined legally, the impact upon this population is immense. Two Child Welfare Agency Executive Directors involved in research and programming to serve this population speak on our podcast about their experience a…
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The team comes together to give tips and advice for how to navigate the first time a child is placed in your home - or any time they come! Learn from Let It Be Us Founder and Executive Director Susan McConnell, MBA, Let It Be Us Directors Vanessa Baie, LCSW, and Karron Shaw, MJ, as well as seasoned foster parent and Foster Parent Licensing Coach, C…
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What Do I Need if I Adopt?: Practical Tips to Be Ready
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Parenting is a long road no matter how you do it. This mini-episode explores tips and advice on how to support yourself as a foster parent, adoptive parent, and ways to ensure you have what you need to care for children throughout their lives. Let It Be Us Director Karron Shaw, MJ, and Foster Parent Licensing Coach Cathy Newbury give advice and sug…
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The path of foster care that leads to adoption is often long and complicated, with legal jargon like “TPR” (termination of parental rights), but Let It Be Us Director Karron Shaw, MJ, and Foster Parent Licensing Coach Cathy Newbury - who has also adopted from foster care! - are here to explain it to you. To learn more about becoming a foster parent…
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How Can I Connect with the Biological Family? Practical Tips for Developing Relationships
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Feeling open to having a relationship with the biological family is the first step, in this mini-episode, Alex Montgomery, JD, Deputy Director at Let It Be Us and mother through adoption, and Rachel Hoyt, seasoned foster parent, talk about the concrete steps they’ve both taken to open the door to relationships with the biological family. To learn m…
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While children in foster care have experienced difficult situations with their biological families, many children still feel a strong bond with them, and many of them will return to their families of origin. Alex Montgomery, JD, Deputy Director at Let It Be Us and mother through adoption, talks about how she developed a relationship with the birth …
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How Can I Help? Practical Tips for Supporting the Child in Your Care
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In this special mini-episode, Cathy Newbury, Foster Parent Licensing Coach and seasoned foster parent, talks about how she ensures the children in her care receive all the support they need, while Dr. Heather Risser from our partner Northwestern University Family Care Parenting Lab talks from a therapeutic perspective about how to support the child…
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Children who have experienced foster care, or other kinds of difficult life experiences, may have a hard time adjusting - or may have mental or behavioral challenges that have never been diagnosed. Cathy Newbury, Foster Parent Licensing Coach and seasoned foster parent, chats with Dr. Heather Risser from our partner Northwestern University Family C…
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Who Is Let It Be Us? A Conversation with Susan McConnell
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Susan McConnell, MBA, founded Let It Be Us after seeing many children in foster care wait for years to be adopted. She designed programs based on her recruiting and human resources backgrounds, using technology to help waiting children in foster care. To learn more about Let It Be Us, and connect with Susan, find us at www.letitbeus.org.…
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Two experts walk us through what permanency means to children in foster care and the importance of stability and consistency in the development of children. Join us as Let It Be Us Director Vanessa Baie and Heather Risser from our partner Northwestern University Family Care Parenting Lab talk about the importance of connection for children in foste…
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At Let It Be Us, we believe that the path to foster care begins with education, and the best way to educate is to reach people where they are which is why we started the Let It Be Us Foster Care and Adoption podcast where we dive deep into topics related to fostering children, foster care in Illinois, as well as adoption. We hope you enjoy, learn s…
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The Big Picture: A Conversation with Let It Be Us Founder, Susan McConnell
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The issues facing the foster care system and the children in care are big, but the solution is simple: stable families for every child. In the season finale of our very first podcast series, Susan McConnell, the Founder of Let It Be Us, talks about the importance of placing children in care in a home that best fits their needs and can support them …
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The Nuts and Bolts of Becoming a Licensed Foster Parent: A How-To with Vanessa Baie
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The licensing process can be confusing, but Let It Be Us Director of Licensing Coaching and Placement Support Vanessa Baie has got you covered! Listen to get an overview of what you can expect in the licensing process. If you are ready to get licensed, join our FREE Licensing Coaching Program to get any last lingering questions answered and help fi…
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Fostering Teens! (OMG!): A Conversation with Elizabeth and Chris Rodriguez
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Many people fear teens, whether in foster care or not, but Elizabeth and Chris don’t. It may not always be easy, but the journey with teens is definitely rewarding and Elizabeth and Chris go into all the details. If you are interested in fostering teens, learn more about our Springboard to Adulthood Program at www.letitbeus.org…
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It’s Easier Than You Think: A Conversation with Breanna and Maxwell Fritz
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Breanna and Maxwell talk about their experience as foster parents of teens, those who identify LGBTQIA+ and everything in between. Their biggest takeaway? It’s easier than you think. Learn more about how to become foster parents by joining one of our free webinars at www.letitbeus.org저자 Let It Be Us
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How Did Let It Be Us Come to Be?: A Conversation with Founder Susan McConnell
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Susan McConnell is a mother through adoption, a photographer, and a recruiter. She used all of that to found Let It Be Us in 2014 with the goal of transforming the child welfare system in Illinois. Learn more about everything we do at www.letitbeus.org저자 Let It Be Us
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Fostering Kids Who Go Home and Kids Who Stay: A Conversation with Carolyne Osterhues
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Carolyne and her husband have fostered dozens of children over the many years they have been foster parents. Some children have returned to their biological families, and others have been adopted by the Osterhues family. All of them hold a place in Carolyne’s heart. To learn more about becoming a foster parent, attend a free webinar at www.letitbeu…
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What about the birth family?: A Conversation with Alex Montgomery
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Adoptive Mom and Let It Be Us Deputy Director Alex Montgomery talks about adopting as a single mom and the importance of the relationship she has with her daughter’s birth family and why acknowledging and including a child’s biological family when possible is important in foster care. To learn more about foster care in Illinois, go to www.letitbeus…
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Jumping Into Foster Care: A Conversation with Vanessa Baie
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A conversation with Vanessa Baie, leader of Let It Be Us’ efforts to educate and support people interested in becoming foster parents, who talks about her journey to become a fierce advocate for children and also delve into the world of foster care. To learn more, or connect directly with Vanessa, find us at www.letitbeus.org…
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Why Become a Foster Parent?: A Conversation with Lindsay and Scottie Long
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Lindsay and Scottie made the big decision to become foster parents after Lindsay supported students in her classroom who experienced foster care. They’ll talk about what it’s like to be foster parents and how to navigate the relationship with the biological family while fostering. To learn more about what it’s like to be a foster parent, attend a f…
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At Let It Be Us, we believe that the path to foster care begins with education, and the best way to educate is to reach people where they are which is why we started the Let It Be Us Foster Care and Adoption podcast where we dive deep into topics related to fostering children, foster care in Illinois, as well as adoption. We hope you enjoy, learn s…
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