Listen on:
Mission:
Our goal is to become a global community of professionals caring for young adults aged out of orphanages and foster care.
Sponsor:
Lighthouse Transitional Care is a Christ-focused nonprofit organization in Riga, Latvia. We work with young adults aged out of the orphan care system or from difficult family backgrounds. Our goal is to mentor and lead them toward healthy adulthood. We do this by building mentoring relationships and teaching practical life skills.
Our guest:
Natalja Olijevska
nostarling@gmail.com
“I don’t want to define a line between us and them. Us who are healthy and all together and them who are not. I don’t think that would be right.”
“We are all wired for connection.”
“[Youth aging out of care] are tender souls who are really vulnerable.”
“Talking to these young people, we have to realize that we are already enough.”
“An apology makes such a huge difference. People put you on a pedestal, but when you come and say, ‘I’m sorry,’ it turns everything around. It builds trust.”
“Success looks different for everyone.”
The team:
Host + Executive Producer: Callie Newton
Connect with Callie:
marketing@lighthouselatvia.org
@calliebellez on Instagram & Twitter
Co-host: Amanda Banister
Connect with Amanda:
info@lighthouselatvia.org
@mandysocks on Instagram
@AmandaBanister on Twitter
Production + Sound Design: Jhonata Neves
Theme Music + Tech Support: Aaron Newton
Find us:
http://thedrygroundproject.org
@thedrygroundproject on Instagram
@drygroundproj on Twitter
The Dry Ground Project 
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