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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.
Notes:
“It’s really hard to get data on [care leavers].” –Amanda Banister
We think the number of young adults leaving care has skyrocketed due to Covid and war, but it’s impossible to know.
In general, at 18, one is considered emancipated from an orphanage or foster care system.
“Anytime you take a person who has grown up in a disadvantaged position and ask them to navigate a complex government structure, it’s hard. That’s why people struggle to get resources that are available to them.” –Amanda Banister
The Swedish national study on aging out
Contact us if you know more than we do!
We encourage a balance of advocacy and action, backed by education and research.
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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