Episode 202: Holding Onto Hope After Aging Out of Care (w/ Antonio Grate)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Have I ever mentioned how much I love the people I get to meet through this podcast? What a powerful story of resilience and HOPE I get to share with you today!
Antonio Grate is a former foster youth who grew up in Chicago. His story includes his mother’s addiction, not having his father in his life, and eventually aging out of the foster care system. Even through all these challenges, the pain has not defined his life.
Today, he is a Social and Emotional Strategist, professional speaker, author, minister, husband, and father of four. It’s clear that he is passionate about sharing a message of hope with the foster care community.
It is an honor and a true inspiration to have Antonio join me today!
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:03.6 | This is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:06.5 | Even though what I went through, it doesn't necessarily have to define me, but it can refine me. |
| 0:12.0 | Like, he can use my story. |
| 0:13.4 | He can use my challenges. |
| 0:14.6 | He can use my obstacles to cause me and put me in a place to go back and help others. |
| 0:19.4 | And that's what a hope piece come from. |
| 0:25.1 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting the stories |
| 0:30.5 | of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand |
| 0:36.3 | the foster care community. We want to bring |
| 0:38.6 | you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster parents, |
| 0:44.8 | vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. If you want to learn more |
| 0:50.6 | about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us |
| 0:56.2 | on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to theforgotteninitiative.org. We are in this |
| 1:04.4 | together. Thank you for listening and engaging with us. We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:14.9 | Okay, it is time. Let's do this. |
| 1:26.8 | Today I am so happy to have Antonio great on the podcast with me. Antonio is an author and professional speaker, and it's clear you have a deep |
| 1:30.5 | passion to share the hope of Jesus, the message of hope to youth in foster care, even foster |
| 1:37.5 | care alum, even foster parents. And your personal story, which we're going to really hear today, |
| 1:42.5 | Antonio, includes growing up in the |
| 1:44.4 | ghetto of Chicago, your mom's addiction to drugs, not having a father in your life, even aging |
| 1:51.3 | out of the foster care system. And that's heavy. And yet, it has not defined your life. And that's |
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