The Foster Friendly Podcast
Hosted by Courtney Williams and Travis Vangsnes and Travis and Brian and Brian Mavis and Courtney · Travis Vangsnes, Kristin Allender
5.0from 71 ratings
- 103
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Foster Friendly Podcast
Welcome to The Foster Friendly Podcast. We’re bringing foster care closer to home by sharing stories from the front lines. We're talking with former foster youth, foster parents and others who are finding unique and powerful ways to dramatically improve the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care. The Foster Friendly podcast is brought to you by America’s Kids Belong, a nonprofit that helps kids in foster care find belonging in both family and community.
- Publisher
- Travis Vangsnes, Kristin Allender
- Category
- business · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 103 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Foster Care Alum Shares on Trafficking, Trauma, and Finding Hope with Sofia Pantoja
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
From Foster Care to the Air Force to the Stage with Sensei Dave Armstrong
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Tribute to Brian Mavis’s Leadership Impact and Big Wins for Foster Care
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Foster Care Alum Shares on Trafficking, Trauma, and Finding Hope with Sofia Pantoja
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Because, like, it seems very simple. But, you know, especially, like, teenage foster child where a lot of the times we kind of don't want to speak about, like, what we went through. And, you know, but, like, deep down, we know there really hasn't been anyone that cares, cared about us. And so, you know, and like even now, like just being honest, like a lot of foster homes obviously are not, you know, safe spaces. Like, you know, you have foster parents who kind of just kind of just do it for the money, which is very unfortunate, but it's very true in this world. And I kind of feel like you can't really control that, but You know, like if you know you're in a home where your foster parents care about you and they want to be there for you, I think it's very important to have that relationship where, you know, you can be open with each other and honest and just kind of give them that safe space to be like, hey, you know, you can come to me if, you know, if you're going through anything. […]
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- Sophia Pantoja
- Dave Armstrong
- Kristin Allender
- Judy Wright
- Corey McKinney
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 32 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts The Foster Friendly Podcast?
Courtney Williams and Travis Vangsnes and Travis and Brian and Brian Mavis and Courtney host the show. Published by Travis Vangsnes, Kristin Allender.
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Does The Foster Friendly Podcast take guests?
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