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Mosaic Foster Parents Cafe

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by Takkeem Leon Morgan

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The Mosaic Foster Parents Café is a digital coffee house where foster parents come to connect, learn and grow. A recharging station of sorts where caregivers come for encouragement and insight to help them continue to serve on the frontlines of the child welfare system. The #MosaicCafe was created and is hosted by Takkeem Morgan who spent 8 years of his life navigating the foster care system as a child. That experience inspired him to become a change maker for vulnerable children and an advocate for foster parents. Through this podcast Takkeem is inspiring the next generation of foster parents and foster children to achieve greatness. In fact Mosaic's mission is to inspire and nurture the spirit of serving children and families one foster parent, one episode, and one community at a time.

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May 17, 2022

Beyond Tokenism: How To Redesign Systems Using Authentic #LivedExperience Partnership

In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the authors of a new article published in the Child Welfare League Journal that has got many of us in the child welfare system emphatically nodding our heads, YES.The game-changing article is titled, “Beyond Human-centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design,” and it was written by two women whose amazing work I came across two years ago and who I have been admiring ever since.Sonya Soni and Jermeen Sherman are doing the revolutionary work our human services systems so desperately need and they’re doing it across several vital mediums. They’re writing. They’re teaching. And they’re raising academic rigor to challenge the system on all fronts. Their lifelong work has culminated to this very moment, and I am so happy that I had the chance to speak with them.Beyond Human-Centered Design Additional ResourcesPresentations/ documents:<ul><li>“Beyond Human-Centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-Centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design” link here: <a href="https://www.cwla.org/child-welfare-journal/journal-archive">https://www.cwla.org/child-welfare-journal/journal-archive</a>)</li></ul><ul><li>A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k8OhxHZWOiyKZQccRezd_2DRn5cMDVxi8NbQ3w5-PoY/edit?usp=sharing">toolkit</a> of community organizing and community participatory methodologies and best practices that I have found most helpful while working in child welfare and local government</li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bkeyKjF4j546eliKE4rg66f13j6o2-pPC5PXv6o7WCI/edit?usp=sharing">Presentation</a> on community participatory methods</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-justice">“Design Justice: Community-led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need”</a> by Sasha Constanza-Chock</li><li>A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XAhRMkRuOLkHVf0Qjhqv57u_cWR21GC3Ox3USPYbkKE/edit?usp=sharing">list</a> of resources and case studies that challenge HCD in child welfare and local government</li></ul>

December 13, 2021

The Power of Mentorship with Mr. Chip Finney

Mr. Finney is special to me. He is my long-time mentor and adviser. When foster care disrupted my life, it was Mr. Finney who stepped in to support me and help guide me through the child welfare system. Without a doubt, he is the reason why I'm the man I am today.A former English and history teacher, Mr. Finney's cheerful demeanor and ability to redirect my often misplaced energy helped our relationship flourish. Because of Mr. Finney's positivity, nurturing nature, and talent for keeping on an even keel, I believe he has the perspective needed to help re-imagine foster care. And because of our experience, I know he can provide valuable guidance for other mentors in the child welfare space. These traits and his commitment to supporting me are also why I want to honor him as one of our #HeroesOfFosterCare.More on Takkeem MorganI work with child welfare agencies to develop and manage data-driven recruitment and retention campaigns for foster parents.My mission is to work with others to bring world-class innovation and ingenuity into the child welfare ecosystem.I'm currently working on using the private sector's innovative technologies to bring foster parents together to connect, share and grow.For more on me, visit<a href="https://www.takkeemmorgan.com/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mfpc&utm_id=mfpc&utm_content=091321fostercare1-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> takkeemmorgan.com</a>.--The Mosaic Foster Parents Café podcast is produced by<a href="https://zmcpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Zuri Berry</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zmcpodcasts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@ZMCPodcasts</a>).

November 30, 2021

Serving #OlderYouth In #FosterCare with Shannon Schumacher

Shannon Schumacher is the president and CEO of The Villages, Indiana’s largest nonprofit child and family services agency. The Villages serves more than 3,100 children and their families every day through an array of services, making it a model for everything from foster family support to older youth services.The organization has a special role in the Indiana care community because it fills critical gaps for foster families that the government can’t or is unable to handle, such as kinship care and family preservation.Shannon has been an influential figure who has spearheaded these diverse services that helped widen support for foster families in Indiana. That’s why we proudly call her one of our #HeroesOfFosterCare. In this episode, she explains how The Villages supports families, supplements government services, and how engagement is crucial for older youth services.Resources mentioned in this episode<ul><li><a href="https://www.villageskids.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Villages of Indiana</a></li></ul>More on Shannon ShumacherShannon has over 25 years of experience creating and expanding social services for families, most recently as the Executive Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Clinical Services at Volunteers of America where she worked for 18 years.She is a Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Counselor, and received her master’s degree in Social Work from Indiana University. She completed a 2-year non-profit Executive Development Program at the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza School of Business and an Executive Leadership Program from American Express™.She is a member of the Ball State University Department of Social Work’s Advisory Board, the Healthy Families Indiana Think Tank, and the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaboration.She was a recipient of the Hero of Recovery Award from Mental Health America of Indiana in 2018 and the Community Service Award from Drug Free Marion County in 2013.She is life-long Hoosier who grew up in rural Indiana and lives in Indianapolis with her husband and teenage son. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and running.More on Takkeem MorganI work with child welfare agencies to develop and manage data-driven recruitment and retention campaigns for foster parents.My mission is to work with others to bring world-class innovation and ingenuity into the child welfare ecosystem.I'm currently working on using the private sector’s innovative technologies to bring foster parents together to connect, share and grow.For more on me, visit<a href="https://www.takkeemmorgan.com/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mfpc&utm_id=mfpc&utm_content=091321fostercare1-0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> takkeemmorgan.com</a>.The Mosaic Foster Parents Café podcast is produced by<a href="https://zmcpodcasts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Zuri Berry</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zmcpodcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@ZMCPodcasts</a>).

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What is Mosaic Foster Parents Cafe?: The Mosaic Foster Parents Café is a digital coffee house where foster parents come to connect, learn and grow. A recharging station of sorts where caregivers come for encouragement and insight to help them continue to serve on the frontlines of the child welfare system. The #MosaicCafe was created and is hosted by Takkeem Morgan who spent 8 years of his life navigating the foster care system as a child. That experience inspired him to become a change maker for vulnerable children and an advocate for foster parents.

Through this podcast Takkeem is inspiring the next generation of foster parents and foster children to achieve greatness. In fact Mosaic's mission is to inspire and nurture the spirit of serving children and families one foster parent, one episode, and one community at a time.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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