Mark your calendar! On Tuesday, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 VOICES and On The Move will be participating in the global movement of #GivingTuesday to raise money for homeless foster youth in Sonoma County.

This year's CanDo Spirit Award goes to Andres Cantera, who serves as an independent living program case manager for On the Move’s VOICES program that supports emancipating foster youth.

Some of the young people who most need mental health services have been conditioned to avoid them. A new youth-led initiative hopes to use peer outreach to overcome that. Listen to the KCRB interview. 

Sunshine & Jessica talk about how they became involved with VOICES Sonoma and the impact that it has had on their lives. 

Tell us a little bit about yourself:

I am passionate about the work I have the opportunity to do every day. I have worked in the youth development field for over 16 years and consider it my mission to ensure that young leaders in our community are listened to and respected. Every day I have the opportunity to experience how amazing and resilient the human spirit truly is. I am passionate about supporting youth in learning how to care of themselves, use their voices to change the world, and overcome challenges to realize the future they dream of. I value working in partnership with others to come up with ways to create changes that will make our community better for our future generations.

Program Director of Voices, Amber Twitchell, joins KSRO 103.5FM to discuss the foster system in California.