Podcast Features Foster America Foster America was honored to be among the first guests on “Community In-Site,” a new podcast that highlights advocates, community leaders, lived experts, practitioners, and policymakers who are advancing initiatives to prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening families. Representing Foster America and our work with the OPT-In for Families Initiative, Senior Advisor Jeanine Morales joined Jennifer Holman, Oregon’s Family Preservation Manager, for an episode titled “Breaking Old Habits: The Tension and Promise of Shifting Power.” Jeanine discussed the importance of ethical, community-driven approaches to working with individuals who have personal experience in the child welfare system — ensuring their insights drive meaningful change rather than reinforcing outdated power dynamics. The conversation explored both the challenges and opportunities of shifting decision-making power, highlighting how OPT-In is modeling new ways of engaging families in systems transformation.
We believe communities already have the wisdom to care for families and that we need to listen to and lift up the voices of folks in the community.
— Jennifer Holman Family Preservation Manager Oregon Department of Human Services
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