The 108th episode of the Our American States Podcast from the National Conference of State Legislatures focuses on policies that support youth transitioning out of foster care and challenges young people may face, particularly during COVID-19. This episode features: Levi Smith Jr., a 23-year-old senior at Georgia State University studying social work who also experienced foster care, Georgia Rep. Katie Dempsey (R), who has been involved with various pieces of legislation affecting youth in foster care during her 13 years in the legislature, and Assistant Secretary of Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Lynn Johnson. 

Listen to the episode here.