Podcasts and Multimedia: Permanent Connections
Bill Martin is executive director of Waterford Country School, a Connecticut youth shelter that will soon finish the three-year implementation of the CARE Model. He talks about how this evidence-based practice enables Waterford to better serve youth.
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Norman Hicks has devoted his life to helping the homeless, in part because he used to be homeless himself. He talks to NCFY about the two adults that changed his life when he was a teenager.
Length: 3:47 | Size: 3.5 MB | Transcript
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Forrest Vest is a formerly homeless 19 year-old who is starting a new foundation with help from a family friend, Debbie Michael. In this podcast, the two explain why youth who know the streets can be powerful advocates for change.
Time: 4:45 | Size: 4.6 MB | Transcript
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Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, or GEMS, in New York, explains why runaway and homeless youth providers are so well-suited to combating sexual trafficking.
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NCFY talks to two youth who take part in a unique acting group led by Washington, DC's Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, where they learn about self-expression and identity.
Time: 3:56 | Size: 3.6 MB | Transcript
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A former runaway and her father discuss her struggles with drug use and childhood abuse and the relationships that helped them both recover.
Time: 6:48 | Size: 4 MB | Transcript
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A young woman talks about how she became a victim of sex trafficking at age 17, how she was able to exit "the life," and the people who aided her recovery.
Time: 8:49 | Size: 5.8 MB | Transcript
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Six high school girls talk about the benefits of mentoring and community service through Baltimore’s Young Women in Action Initiative.
Time: 7:11 | Size: 6.6 MB | Transcript
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NCFY staff members shadow two Philadelphia street outreach workers who make contact with runaway and homeless youth and link them to services.
Time: 10:01 | Size: 9.2 MB | Transcript
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A young mother talks about the challenges of adolescent parenthood and homelessness and how she has worked to overcome them with the help of a FYSB-funded maternity group home.
Time: 11:05 | Size: 10.4 MB | Transcript
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NCFY talks to a young boy and his mentor about how their friendship has enhanced both their lives.
Time: 08:01 | Size: 7.4 MB | Transcript
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A young man describes how a street outreach worker gave his life meaning.
Time: 11:45 | Size: 13.4 MB | Transcript
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