Helping kids in care get back on track at school

In this episode co-founders Joe and Tom Bennett chat about their charity ‘Foster the Future’ which aims to connect high school youth in out-of-home care with university student tutors. They founded Foster the Future in 2019 after seeing how mentoring and support can drastically improve the lives of young people in out-of-home care.  

This episode was recorded for the Adopt Change National Permanency Conference 2022.  

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Find out more about Foster the Future at https://www.fosterthefuture.com.au/ 

You can get in contact with us at www.adoptchange.org.au   

 

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Show Credits:  

Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change   

Guests: Joe and Tom Bennett 

Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change  

Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change   

Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.  

Additional info:  

Tom Bennett is a data scientist working in the field of regulatory analysis. Tom graduated from the University of Sydney with a B. Commerce (Finance, Economics, and Commercial Law). Joe Bennett recently completed his Master of Data Science at the University of Sydney and is now working in Tech. Joe was named a finalist for the NSW Young Australian of the Year and is a deferred candidate for the Harvard Business School MBA Program.