{"id":1970,"date":"2021-10-17T19:47:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T01:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2021-10-18T13:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T19:59:32","slug":"one-foster-teens-college-success-story-with-shari-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/17\/one-foster-teens-college-success-story-with-shari-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"One Foster Teen&#8217;s College Success Story with Shari Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Shari-Walker-1500.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20846882\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/6BA342\/time-start\/00:00:00\/download\/no\/hide-show\/no\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div dir=\"ltr\">An up-and-coming content creator, marketer, playwright\/screenwriter, and columnist who is a fast learner, comfortable working with an array of different personalities, and passionate about advocacy through storytelling (check out my portfolio: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heroddself.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.HerOddSelf.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634604560165000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEM988CFKLgmktTo4KWLncrX3cjow\"> www.HerOddSelf.com<\/a>) Featured in 89.3 KPCC, PBS SoCal, Education Week, Los Angeles Female Playwright Initiative (LAFPI), and the Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP), and Good News Radio Magazine. 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