🎙️ Episode 9: After 22 – The Fight for Dignity Doesn’t Stop
What happens when the services run out, but the needs don’t?
In this episode, Tony sits down with longtime community partner Jackie, founder of Angels Bridging Gaps. Together, they talk about what happens when a young adult with a disability turns 22—and the school support ends. From inaccessible waitlists to broken funding models, Jackie shares hard-earned wisdom on what families actually face, and why it takes more than policy to close the gap. It takes people.
Jackie’s honesty is raw. Her solutions are grassroots. This conversation doesn’t just expose the system’s cracks—it shines a light on the communities that are choosing to stand in them.
🔶 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
• What families lose when their child ages out of the school system
• Why “caregiver burnout” is more than just exhaustion
• The origin story of Angels Bridging Gaps—and what they’re building now
• How the One Voice Coalition is uniting local organizations to advocate for real change
• Why community-based solutions may be more powerful than state programs
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