The Aging Out Podcast
The Aging Out Podcast
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
Episode 082: Interview with Carmelita Coleman, Executive Director of SaySo (Greensboro, NC)
43 minutes Posted Sep 27, 2023 at 9:57 pm.
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In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Miss Carmelita Coleman, Executive Director of Strong Able Youth Speaking Out (SaySo) in Greensboro, NC. We discussed Miss Carmelita's background and what brought her to working with foster youth. We then talked about the SaySo organization and how it provides foster youth with opportunities to develop leadership and life skills by being involved in advocacy and running events. Finally, we discussed opportunities for improvements to how the foster care system prepares youth for adulthood.