X’Zandria refused to let society’s standards or statistics of Black American determine her life and where it is
X’Zandria’s main focus (besides her family) is being an activist for Black Americans and individuals that experience Foster care through Foster Youth Empowerment LLC. She knows that the same opportunities and accomplishments she has should be accessible and attainable for Foster Alums and Black Americans but it is NOT.
She is always pushing and encouraging others to be their best selves and beyond. If you have a goal she will encourage you to make it bigger. She doesn’t do small and believes others shouldn’t either.
In this episode we talk about:
- from an early age always feeling that she wanted to help at risk youth and empower people to believe in themselves and what they are capable of
- studying criminal justice in college and starting her work in a detention center with at risk youth
- the reality at working with and rehabilitating at risk youth and how she does her work
- how she relates to the kids she works with and uses vulnerability to create connection and trust
- how she came to be so passionate about kid’s in foster care
- her vision for Foster Care Empowerment
- how foster care is a billion dollar industry and who she wishes that money was being used
- why she also offers support and courses for interacial families and those with black foster care children or adoptive children
- things to think about if you are raising or taking care of a black child and you are a different race and for interracial families
- what we as individuals can do to support foster care children locally without being foster parents
- sex traffickers targeting foster care children
- how we as individuals can make a difference in people’s lives and likely do it in ways on a daily basis without knowing it
- Which keychain she chose from my line and why!
You can find more from X’Zandria at https://www.xzandriaweil.com and @fostercareempowerment
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and here are other accounts she mentioned who do a lot for foster care kids Kevinee of Hashtagfostercare https://www.hashtagfostercare.org/ and Sade Burrell https://www.sadeburrell.com/
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