Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast
Let It Be Us: A Foster Care and Adoption Podcast was launched in 2022 by the Illinois nonprofit organization Let It Be Us. Foster Care professionals and parents speak on issues important to the journey of foster care and adoption. If you live in the State of Illinois and want to become a foster parent or learn about waiting children, go to www.letitbeus.org
Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast
Leading with Purpose: Serving 700 Youth and Strengthening Foster Care Systems with Carina Santa Maria
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Let It Be Us
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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Carina Santa Maria, Executive Director of Shelter Youth & Family Services, shares her experience leading an organization that serves hundreds of youth in foster care each year. From navigating complex systems to building programs that truly support children and families, she offers insight into what effective, compassionate leadership looks like in this space – and why the work matters now more than ever.
Learn more at letitbeus.org.