In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered
In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered is a candid, compassionate look at the world of foster care and the people living it. Hosted by Shannon Enoch, Executive Director of Foster Care-to-Permanency with Children's Home Society of North Carolina, this podcast features real conversations with foster and adoptive families. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the joys, challenges, and complexities of fostering, offering honest insight and inspiration for anyone connected to, or curious about, the experience of fostering.
In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered
Real Families. Real Stories. Real Impact.
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Shannon Enoch, Executive Director of Programs at the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, introduces In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered, a new podcast from the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. Aimed at current and prospective foster parents, as well as anyone curious about foster care, the show features candid conversations with foster families across North Carolina. Shannon outlines the podcast’s focus on real stories about foster care, reunification, adoption, sibling placements, and caring for teens, with the goal of supporting, encouraging, and inspiring listeners to better understand foster care.
“We believe when families share their truth, others feel seen, encouraged, and inspired to step forward too.” —Shannon Enoch
Episode details:
- Target audience: individuals interested in or involved with foster care
- Purpose of the podcast: to provide an insider's perspective on foster care
- Sharing raw and honest conversations with real families
- Emphasis on supporting foster families through shared experiences
- Importance of authentic storytelling in fostering understanding
- Encouragement for potential foster parents to learn more about foster care
- Highlighting the emotional and practical challenges faced by foster families
- Aiming to inspire and motivate listeners to make a difference in foster care
Episode Resources:
- For more information about Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, visit: chsnc.org
- To be a guest on the podcast, email: inreallifepodcast@chsnc.org
- To learn more about foster care, visit: https://chsnc.org/adoption-and-foster-care/get-started/
Episode Resources:
- Catch up on previous episodes of In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered here: https://chsnc.org/about/podcast/
- For more information about Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, visit: chsnc.org
- To be a guest on the podcast, email: inreallifepodcast@chsnc.org
- To learn more about foster care, visit: https://chsnc.org/adoption-and-foster-care/get-started/
- Let’s be friends! Follow us on social media:
- Facebook: @chsnorthcarolina
- Instagram: @chs_nc
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/chs-nc
- YouTube: @chsnc
Hello, I'm Shannon Enoch, executive director of programs at the Children's Home Society of North Carolina and the host of in real life Foster Care Unfiltered. This podcast is for anyone who's ever thought about fostering anyone who's already walking the road of being a foster parent, or anyone who just wants to understand what foster care really looks like from the inside. For each episode, I'll sit down with real families across North Carolina to hear their stories. You'll meet parents who've navigated reunification, adoption, sibling placements, teens and care, and everything in between. These are going to be raw, honest conversations, the kind we usually don't get to hear at CHS. We support foster families at every step of the way, and this podcast is another way we do that. We believe when families share their truth, others feel seen and encouraged and inspired to step forward too. So whether you're a longtime foster parent just starting the licensing process, or maybe you're wondering if you can do this, we made this podcast for you. This is foster care, unfiltered, and we're so glad you're here.