Fracture to Flourish | Aging Out

Fracture to Flourish examines systemic challenges affecting underserved communities across the nation. Season One: Aging Out investigates the foster care crisis that impacts over 20,000 youth who age out of the system each year. Through compelling, intimate stories from former foster youth and experts, we explore the economic and social impacts of aging out, criminal justice involvement, and successful interventions that support young adults during this critical transition.

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Episodes

Breaking the Cycle: Resilience and Success

In this powerful final episode, we shift our focus from the weight of challenges to the momentum of solutions, exploring how youth are becoming architects of their own change in the foster care system. This episode reveals what's possible when foster youth and their communities refuse to accept the status quo. We follow the inspiring story of Ella, a young woman who transformed personal frustration into powerful change. After being denied access to her own birth certificate, she wrote and champi...

Jun 03, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Caught in the System: Foster Care to Prison

What exactly do foster youth age out of? In this powerful episode, we step inside the foster care system to understand the lived reality behind the statistics—and why so many youth, especially young men, end up incarcerated after leaving care. Through raw, honest stories, we witness the hidden toll of growing up in a system designed to protect, but often failing to provide what children need most: consistency, safety, and belonging. From 30 different placements to nights spent at government offi...

May 27, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Surviving on the Margins: Foster Care to Poverty

In this powerful first episode of Fracture to Flourish, we explore the critical challenges facing youth who age out of the foster care system. Each year, 20,000 young people in America confront a life-altering transition as they exit foster care at 18—often without the support systems most of us take for granted. The foster care system, though designed for temporary safety and stability, often becomes these young people's only known home—until it vanishes on their 18th birthday. Through intimate...

May 20, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing, Fracture to Flourish | Aging Out

Welcome to Fracture to Flourish, a groundbreaking podcast from Access Ventures that brings powerful, untold stories to the forefront. In season one, "Aging Out," we spotlight the 20,000 young adults who leave foster care each year in America—often without support, guidance, or even their own personal documents. Through raw and honest conversations, we explore what it truly means to navigate adulthood alone. We’ll hear deeply personal stories of heartbreak, homelessness, addiction, and resilience...

May 05, 2025•3 min

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