35 Best Foster Care Podcasts
Foster Care Podcasts
Here are 35 Best Foster Care Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. Creating a Family
Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent.
Podcast creatingafamily.org
Producer/Network Creating a Family
Email ****@creatingafamily.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Twitter Followers 6.5KInstagram Followers 3.1K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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2. The Forgotten Podcast
Whether you are a part of the foster care community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you!
Podcast theforgotteninitiative.org
Producer/Network The Forgotten Initiative
Email ****@theforgotteninitiative.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 41.4KTwitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 17.8K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 41 min Since Apr 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
3. The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
This podcast discusses on contemporary Adoption & Fostering and gives interesting ways and solutions to foster your child.
Podcast adoptionandfostering.podbean.com
Producer/Network Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 2KTwitter Followers 5.5KInstagram Followers 1.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 46 min Since Oct 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
4. Fostering Change
Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer hosts this inspiring show about how communities can come together to bring dignity and hope to children in the foster care system. Guests will include former youth in foster care, foster parents, celebrities touched by the foster care system, child welfare advocates, and everyday people working to improve the lives of kids in care. Rob brings a sense of positivity and humor to his conversations.
Podcast comfortcases.org
Producer/Network Rob Scheer
Email ****@comfortcases.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 79.7KTwitter Followers 2.2KInstagram Followers 11.3K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 24 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
5. Fostering Voices Podcast
A Foster Arizona podcast featuring Authentic Conversations with Real People talking all things Foster Care and beyond. Hosted by Kim and Brian Vehon.
Podcast fosteringvoices.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Foster Arizona
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 1.9K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 40 min Since Jan 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
6. Fostering Conversations with Utah Foster Care
Utah Foster Care guides real and raw conversations about parenting for bio, foster, adoptive or blended families to increase understanding of issues we all experience as families. Utah Foster Care's mission is to develop innovative strategies to help recruit, train, and retain foster families.
Podcast utahfostercare.org
Producer/Network Utah Foster Care
Email ****@utahfostercare.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 15.6KTwitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 5.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
7. CASA Connection
Education, information, and stories about the foster care world.
Podcast casashaw.podbean.com
Producer/Network CASA SHaW
Email ****@casaconnection.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 754Twitter Followers 234Instagram Followers 302 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
8. Yemoja Speaks
Hey Hey Hey, my name is Shalonda, your host. This podcast is about foster care and our experiences growing up in custody. We want to highlight success stories to give the next generation tips on how they can survive foster care and thrive after. I share my experience and advice for what I did and didn't do while giving the lessons that I learned. I look forward to interviewing foster youth, foster parents, caseworkers, and biological families to understand the full story so we all can understand how to work together to create a better system.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Shalonda Swanson
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 30Instagram Followers 437 Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 24 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
9. Fostering the Future Podcast
A show about all things child welfare, dependency, adoption and foster care. Your hosts, Jack & Cat are veterans in the world of child welfare and excited to spend a little time each week chatting about how we can all do something to help kids in care.
Podcast fosteringthefuturepodcast.org
Producer/Network Fostering the Future Podcast
Email ****@fosteringthefuturepodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 383Instagram Followers 3.6K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 39 min Since May 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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10. Foster Parent Well
Jump into 'Foster Parent Well with Nicole T Barlow,' where the adventure of Christian foster and adoptive parenting gets a little easier, a lot more joyful, and deeply fulfilling. Nicole's here with a mission: to guide you in parenting with a heart full of steadfast faith, unshakable endurance, and infectious joy.This podcast is your cozy nook in the vast world of parenting, blending laughs, learning, and lots of love. It's where self-care meets faith-filled encouragement, and mindset shifts help you navigate the rollercoaster of fostering and adopting. For every parent out there looking to...
Podcast fosterparentwell.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 26 min Play Get Email Contact
11. Stories from Foster Care
Stories from Foster Care is a podcast brought to you by The Irish Foster Care Association. Join host Niamh Barrett as she meets people from all walks of life who have different experiences of foster care in Ireland.
Podcast nearcast.ie
Producer/Network Irish Foster Care Association
Email ****@ifca.ie
Facebook Followers 4.8KTwitter Followers 1.1K Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
12. Fostering Marriage
When you're on the foster and adoption journey, marriage can get super challenging. This show is meant to help you rebuild or strengthen your marriage so you can be the parents your foster or adopted children need you to be.
Podcast fostering-marriage.captivate.fm
Producer/Network Joel & MaryBeth Fortner
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 8 episodes/year Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
13. What to Expect While Fostering and Adopting
The Go-to Podcast for Christian Women Who Want to Grow Their Family through Foster Care or Adoption: Do you struggle with constant overwhelm or have way more questions than answers while navigating the foster care system? Are you feeling like you're losing yourself while trying to help your foster child or heal your adopted children? Do you feel completely ill-equipped with the needs of the kiddos in your home or that you took on more than you should have?What if there was a way that you could navigate the complexities of the foster care system, gain powerful insights into the...
Podcast whattoexpectwhilefosteringandadopting.podbean.com
Producer/Network Christine Marie
Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 22 min
14. Adoption Hacks
The Adoption Hacks Podcast celebrates and educates potential and current foster families. Episodes will provide tips for those starting the journey, support for parents and a look at programs for vulnerable children. Join host and adoptive mom, Kandace Lecocq as she interviews professionals and mom and dads who have been there. If you're looking for support and encouragement in your foster journey, this podcast is for you!
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Kandace Lecocq & Callie Troyer
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 390Instagram Followers 3.1K Since Feb 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
15. Foster Tales
Foster Tales is a podcast that is shining a light on those who have survived, lived-through, and experienced the Foster Care system first-hand.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Randal Wells
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 54 min Since May 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
16. The Adopting and Fostering Home Podcast
Welcome to the Adopting and Fostering Home podcast. Whether your family has been on this journey for years, or you're just getting started, The Adopting and Fostering Home here to support and encourage you along the way.
Podcast sendrelief.org
Producer/Network Send Relief
Email ****@sendrelief.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 25.8KTwitter Followers 6.4KInstagram Followers 9.3K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 29 min Since Apr 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
17. Diaries of a Black Girl in Foster Care
The intersectionality of being Black and a young woman poses a unique set of problems for Black girls in foster care. The Diaries of Black Girls in Foster Care series addresses current cultural issues, disparities, and stereotypes that aid in poor outcomes for black girls who have experienced care.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Diaries of a Black Girl in Foster Care
Email ****@blackgirlsdiariesfc.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 640Twitter Followers 42Instagram Followers 353 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
18. The Resilient Caregiver Podcast
The Honestly Adoption Podcast features real voices, sharing real hope and encouragement to parents on the journey of foster care and adoption. Hosts Mike and Kristin Berry, and Nicole Goerges share open and honest perspectives from the journey of foster, adoptive, and special needs parenting. Their goal is to be real and honest but also bring hope and encouragement to parents, all over the world.
Podcast resilientcaregiver.org
Producer/Network Mike and Kristin Berry
Email ****@me.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5 Frequency 13 episodes/year Avg Length 37 min Since Jan 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
19. Foster Care Podcast
Foster care is truly an unparalleled experience. This is our journey as a foster and adoptive family that has seen and experienced a lot! We want to share our joy and heartbreak with the world to inspire others to join in our mission of providing strength to the weakest among us. We are sharing our personal experiences as a foster and adoptive family and the stories that other brave souls are willing to generously share with us.
Podcast fostercarenation.com
Producer/Network Jason and Amanda Palmer
Email ****@fostercarenation.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 610Twitter Followers 5 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 57 min Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
20. Bringing Kids Home
Hi everyone, I'm Jason Curry President of TBHC Foster Care and Adoption. I am excited about our podcast called Bringing Kids Home. It is a monthly show that helps tell stories of adoption and foster care and get the word out so more people know how to support children in need.
Podcast tbhc-bringing-kids-home.castos.com
Producer/Network TBHC Foster Care and Adoption
Email ****@tbhc.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 6KTwitter Followers 261 Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 32 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
21. Tray's Table Talks
Join Tralayne as she navigates foster care topics, shares her thoughts on the foster care system, foster parenting and MORE!
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@jmckids.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 389Instagram Followers 479 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
22. Bonus Babies
The BONUS BABIES podcast is the only one of its kind that features the compelling true-life hard-hitting stories of youth with a lived foster care experience and the people who care for them all via the unique 360 degree lens of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. It reveals the daunting complexity of the foster care world while documenting the challenges, failures and successes of the system as well as the people and the agencies involved.
Podcast bonusbabiespodcast.org
Producer/Network Jayne Amelia Larson
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 35Twitter Followers 24Instagram Followers 213 Frequency 9 episodes/year Avg Length 54 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
23. You Speak, Giocosa Listens
Real people sharing their experiences about foster care and adoption.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@giocosa.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 38Instagram Followers 122 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
24. Mandy and the f bomb
Join us as we talk about the hope and havoc of foster care. The truth is, sometimes the things that wreck us the most profoundly, stitch us back together into the best, purpose-filled versions of ourselves. This podcast seeks to shed light on those stories and invites you to find your place and purpose in the world of foster care.
Podcast roguemedianetwork.com
Producer/Network Rogue Media Network
Email ****@roguemedianetwork.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.1KTwitter Followers 306Instagram Followers 10.8K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
25. Foster Carolinas
In every episode of Foster Carolina, the Executive Director and co-founder of The Least of These Carolinas will share about real foster care issues. She has a heart for children and is a great advocate for their needs. Susanna and her husband, Sean, became involved in orphan ministry in 2009 when they became foster parents. They have fostered long-term placements and have grown their family by adoption through foster care. Susanna has a desire to help the children of her community and help restore hope in their broken lives.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Least of These Carolinas
Email ****@lotcarolinas.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 19 min Since Mar 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
26. Friends of Foster Care
Conversations with people touched by the foster care system in Catawba County, NC
Podcast fosteringhopecatawba.com
Producer/Network Leeann Setliff
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
27. What The Foster?
Welcome to What The Foster?, a podcast dedicated to giving a voice to the often voiceless population of foster children in the United States. This season we're focusing on the often unheard and invisible population of current and former youth in foster care. What The Foster? Is produced by embrella, a NJ foster care non-profit. For more information about our Future Is Family initiative, visit www.futureisfamily.org. To learn more about embrella, or NJ foster care, visit www.embrella.org
Podcast futureisfamily.org
Producer/Network What The Foster?
Email ****@embrella.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 363 Since Oct 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact
28. A Fostered Life Podcast
Welcome to A Fostered Life, the show in which we explore the various facets of foster care through the voices of the many people who participate in the system. Host Christy Tennant Krispin interviews former foster youth, social workers, foster parents, therapists, and others, and these conversations provide personal glimpses at the challenges and triumphs of families whose lives intersect with foster care.
Podcast afosteredlife.podbean.com
Email ****@afosteredlife.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 2.3KTwitter Followers 121Instagram Followers 592 Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact
29. Impressing Minds
This is no ordinary foster care podcast! I'll feature Foster care discussions about REAL issues that foster parents have. And learn how to be the most professional foster parent and affect the system, the bio parents, and the children in your home. This podcast is for anyone interested in fostering too! Listen before you take your training or during the training so you will be prepared! I'm excited to meet you so we can change foster care and the little people it serves!
Podcast kristenadkins.com
Producer/Network Kristen
Email ****@impressingminds.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 138Twitter Followers 34Instagram Followers 971 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
30. Foster Movement Podcast
The Foster Movement Podcast, featuring former foster youth and national leaders in foster care advocacy, provides powerful insights and practical tools to help you work with others to provide More Than Enough for kids and families in foster care where you live.
Podcast cafo.org
Producer/Network CAFO More Than Enough
Email ****@cafo.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 28.3KTwitter Followers 1 Since Mar 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
Foster Care Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie | adoptionandfostering.podbean.com | 50 | @adoption_pcast | ||
The Forgotten Initiative | theforgotteninitiative.org/podcast | 32 | @tfi_fostercare | 1.3K | |
Rob Scheer | comfortcases.org/podcasts | 18 | @comfortcases | 2.2K | |
CASA SHaW | casashaw.podbean.com | 15 | @casaconnectne | 234 | |
Shalonda Swanson | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yemojaspeaks | 15 | |||
Nicole T Barlow | fosterparentwell.buzzsprout.com | 12 | |||
Kim and Brian Vehon | fosteringvoices.libsyn.com/website | 12 | @fosterarizona | 1.1K | |
Mike and Kristin Berry | resilientcaregiver.org/podcast | 11 | |||
Orphaned Entertainment | orphanedentertainment.com | 9 | @tspoe_pods | 695 | |
Joel & MaryBeth Fortner | fostering-marriage.captivate.fm | 7 | |||
Utah Foster Care | utahfostercare.org/fostering-conversations-podcast | 7 | @utahfostercare | 1.1K | |
Giocosa: Foster Care and Adoption Services | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giocosa | 5 | @giocosafoster | 38 | |
TBHC Foster Care and Adoption | tbhc-bringing-kids-home.castos.com | 4 | @tbhcfosteradopt | 261 | |
Irish Foster Care Association | nearcast.ie/category/podcast/special-interest/stories-from-foster-care | 4 | @ifcainfo | 1.1K | |
Least of These Carolinas | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/least-of-these-carolinas | 4 | |||
Jayne Amelia Larson and Kanesha Allison | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Jeremy Buchanan. | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Kimberly Anne Bell | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Kylie | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Lisa Marie Arnett | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Maria Harding | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Noah Nash | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Paul Freese | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Peter Samuelson | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 | |
Jayne Amelia Larson and Raquel Wilson | bonusbabiespodcast.org | 1 | @bonusbabiespod | 24 |