Fracture to Flourish | Aging Out: The Hidden Pipeline
Access VenturesFracture to Flourish examines systemic challenges affecting underserved communities across the nation. Season One: Aging Out investigates the foster care crisis that impacts over 20,000 youth who age out of the system each year. Season Two: Aging Out: The Hidden Pipeline investigates how foster care instability, isolation, and unmet needs can create a pathway to exploitation, and what it takes to ... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 10 | Founded | a year ago |
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In this bonus episode of Fracture to Flourish, host Bryce Butler shares an extended conversation with Ella, a young woman who aged out of foster care at eighteen and began working to change the system before she had fully left it.
Ella's story didn'... more
In Episode 4 of Fracture to Flourish, host Bryce Butler follows Priscilla Roman’s story to ask what happens after a rescue story ends.
Priscilla doesn’t describe herself as “trafficked.” Her story is what it looks like when a former foster youth wit... more
In Episode 3 of Fracture to Flourish, host Bryce Butler follows a single composite case file to show how a foster care system not designed around children can leave youth invisible, unprotected, and easy to traffic.
Instead of starting with a traffi... more
In Episode 2 of Season 2 of Fracture to Flourish, Bryce Butler follows the pattern that so often hides in plain sight: affirmation → dependency → control.
We start in a bedroom, with a late‑night message that sounds like attention, not danger. Then ... more
In the Season 2 premiere of Fracture to Flourish, host Bryce Butler traces how trafficking risk is often built long before a trafficker appears.
Through survivor testimony and expert insight, this episode follows the pathway that can start with abus... more
Fracture to Flourish examines systemic challenges affecting communities across the nation. Unveiling raw, honest stories of resilience, we illuminate the journeys that transform fracture into flourishing—revealing what becomes possible when systems t... more
In this powerful final episode, we shift our focus from the weight of challenges to the momentum of solutions, exploring how youth are becoming architects of their own change in the foster care system. This episode reveals what's possible when foster... more
What exactly do foster youth age out of? In this powerful episode, we step inside the foster care system to understand the lived reality behind the statistics—and why so many youth, especially young men, end up incarcerated after leaving care.
Throu... more
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- A Powerful, Compassionate and Necessary Podcast
Fracture to Flourish is a powerful, but deeply human podcast that shines a light on what happens to young people after they age out of the foster care system. Where it shines is helping blend personal stories with expert insight, illuminating not just the systems involved, but the real people impacted by them.
The conversations are honest, compassionate, and often difficult, in the best way. This podcast doesn’t just raise awareness; it challenges listeners to think differently about responsibi... more
Apple Podcasts5D.JonesLou
United States3 months ago - Powerful and eye-opening!
This podcast is an absolute must-listen. Fracture to Flourish brings raw, real stories of youth aging out of the foster system with honesty, empathy, and hope. It opened my eyes to the challenges these young adults face—and the incredible strength they show in the face of adversity. Inspiring, informative, and deeply human.
Apple Podcasts5Jason H PowellUnited States10 months ago - Thankful for Ella and those like her
Thankful for a podcast that shines light on those who are solving many of the challenges with foster care and are committed to protecting our youth and helping them flourish.
Apple Podcasts5Brooke MT TroutUnited Statesa year ago - A Powerful Reminder to Show Up and Build Belonging
I really appreciate how you consistently uplift the dignity and humanity of youth aging out of foster care. The stories from industry change makers are both inspiring and grounding. What stands out most is the show’s call to action: to show up, build community, and create a true sense of belonging for these young people. It’s powerful, necessary, and deeply moving.
Apple Podcasts5Nichelle GUnited Statesa year ago - The Unseen Crisis in Your Backyard
Fracture to Flourish is bringing awareness and hope to a horrific crisis that is prevalent all across the U.S. The brokenness in the foster care system that is a result of broken lives and homes. While larger cities will certainly have a higher concentration of children in foster care there are no communities unaffected. This short season introduces the issue and begins offering hope and solutions.
Apple Podcasts5BigshlomoUnited Statesa year ago - A call to action for a broken system
These incredibly poignant encounters humanize what so often feels like a hidden, broken, dark stain on our societal conscience. Bryce and team are helping shine light and bring hope that, with attention, effort, and innovation we can wrap around our neighbors who we have, through action and inaction, so often left to flail alone against almost impossible barriers.
Apple Podcasts5Boby,junior243United Statesa year ago - Shining light!!!
Thank you for shining light on this often forgotten population of children and adults!!!
Apple Podcasts5WJSS22United Statesa year ago - Wow
Great job Bryce… It was really inspiring to listen to this first podcast
Apple Podcasts5johnwehrleUnited Statesa year ago - Amazing!!
Thank you for shining a light on this really important topic.
Apple Podcasts5heathercabanUnited Statesa year ago - What We All Need
These are stories worth sharing, and a problem that we have to solve together. Thank you Bryce for creating a space where these stories can live. But they won’t stay here for long, if you listen, you can’t help but think, “how can their stories become part of my story?” This is how we can start to take action together.
Apple Podcasts5jlettowUnited Statesa year ago - Thank you
Great podcast shining a light on this crucial part of our society.
Apple Podcasts5JonnyAllOtherNicknamesTakenUnited Statesa year ago - Powerful and Necessary
This episode is powerful and necessary. The stories shared expose how broken the system is for youth aging out of foster care—and why this needs to be a national issue, not a niche one. Grateful for Bryce’s heart and vision behind this work. It’s time we all paid attention.
Apple Podcasts5AundréUnited Statesa year ago - Important and Insightful!
Access Ventures is doing such important work in the pursuit of justice and compassion, listen to be inspired to create change.
Apple Podcasts5LadyDubbsUnited Statesa year ago - Wow! Worthwhile podcast!
Hats off to Access Ventures for this podcast. Thank you for creating awareness of this issue.
Apple Podcasts5KnightGirl61United Statesa year ago - 100% worth your time
Love this podcast and the incredible people who are elevating voices that need to be heard in a world that is busy and distracted. Highly recommend tuning in!
Apple Podcasts5JBC-atlUnited Statesa year ago
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2. Tori Hope Petersen
3. John Richmond
4. Texas Attorney General
5. Darren Washousen
6. Tom Baldwin
7. Ella Brennan
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