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Inspiring Foster Care Alumni To Support Young People "Aging Out"
Portrait of Felicia Wilson

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Felicia Wilson

Inspiring Foster Care Alumni To Support Young People "Aging Out"
Portrait of Felicia Wilson

Website

wauinc.org

Year

2021

Organization

What About Us Inc.

Sector

Human Rights

Borough

Brooklyn

Felicia champions foster youth independence, using lived experience to build support systems for those aging out of the system.

Felicia believes foster youth need support to achieve independence when aging out of the foster care system. After living in 63 different foster homes over 17 years, Felicia saw the underbelly of NYC child protection. She successfully made it to coll…
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Young Social Impact Heroes: Why and How Felicia Wilson of ‘What About Us’ Is Helping To Change Our World

By Yitzi Weiner
March 4, 2021
The first thing I wish I was told before starting was that partnerships are key to building longevity in the nonprofit sector. Second, building strategic relations is key to organizations knowing who you are and what you do i…
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Felicia with her PhD diploma
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