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Speakers urge residents to become resource families for San Mateo County foster youth

Unspecified recording · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Three speakers in the transcript shared personal foster-care experiences and urged community members in San Mateo County to become resource families for teenagers in care, describing gaps in placements and making a direct call to action.

Unidentified Speaker 1, a resident, said they entered foster care "at the age of about 5" and were later reunited with their family, calling themselves "one of those lucky souls" to have that outcome.

The recording includes a second speaker who described lacking placement options: "We didn't have foster…

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