{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F70f8d1a1-d18a-4d36-90f8-3eeb7a92487b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Sharing Stories Safely: Empowering Young People in and from Care | Marie Christian","description":"The episode discusses how Voices, a community-based organization, helps young people aging out of care by building a network of support, providing resources, and advocating for their rights. The guest, Marie, shares her personal experience of being in and out of care as a child and how she discovered the Youth in Care network. She explains how Voices aims to engage, equip, and empower young people by offering opportunities to connect with their peers, learn about their rights, and share their stories safely.\n\nKey points:\n\t\u2022\tVoices provides support for young people in and from care, aged 12 to 30+.\n\t\u2022\tThe organization aims to build community and let young people know that they are not alone.\n\t\u2022\tMarie shares her experience of feeling like her family was the only one going through challenges until she learned about the Youth in Care network at the age of 24.\n\t\u2022\tVoices focuses on engaging young people, equipping them with knowledge and resources, and empowering them to achieve their goals.\n\t\u2022\tSafe storytelling is a significant aspect of Voices' approach to healing and sharing experiences.\n\nAbout Marie:\nMarie Christian is the director of Voices: Manitoba\u2019s Youth in Care Network. She is a first voice advocate and a recent graduate of the Masters of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledges program at the University of Manitoba. Being able to combine her lived experiences with education and professional experience allows Marie to do her best while working with and on behalf of young people in and from care.\n\nVoices Website: voices.mb.ca\nFB facebook.com/VoicesMB\nIG: instagram.com/voicesmyicn\nTwitter: twitter.com/VoicesMYICN\n\nOther Links\nVisit us at: journeywithcare.ca\nAbout the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal\nJoin CareImpact's Insider Updates: insider.careimpact.ca/newsletters\nHelp connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with children and families: careimpact.ca/donate\nNewsletter sign-up: careimpact.ca/newsletter\nEmail: podcast@careimpact.ca\nWe want to hear your voice, send us your audio by visiting here: Enter the Online Studio\nEditing and production by Johan Heinrichs: arkpodcasts.ca","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/104860bd-d43a-41fb-814f-8b037cb02bfa/edd59b09-1e8c-4345-95fa-160d3f45c918-5ed71ba54-7ddfb418-be79-47.jpg"}