In this episode, host Austin Peterson sits down with Jennifer Mullins, Program Director at Advocacy31nine.
Jennifer shares with listeners the importance of education within the foster care system. The proper education is critical in order for foster children to mentally develop and grow and be successful.
Advocacy31nine works with foster families to identify any additional care these children need such as children with learning disabilities. Lots of time learning disabilities are masked or labeled as behavioral problems, because they the learning disabilities go untreated or families/schools are unaware these disabilities exist.
Jenny Mullins explains how kids would rather be the bad kid in class than be embarrassed because they don’t know how to do something such as read. So identifying these learning disabilities is key to helping the child be successful.
Tune in to hear Jenny share stories of previous families she’s helped and also how you as a viewer can assist their non for profit organization and make a difference in children’s lives.
