Walden Family Services: 50 Years in Breaking the Foster Care‑to‑Homeless Pipeline

Teresa Stivers, CEO and Sales Manager of Walden Family Services, and Haley, former Walden Family Services foster youth, discuss breaking the foster care‑to‑homeless pipeline through housing, education and life‑skills programs. They dive into leadership, corporate social responsibility, and strategic philanthropy for executives who want to drive measurable community impact and support youth independence. Listen Where You Live! A bout Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting. About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community , helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at

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Walden Family Services: 50 Years in Breaking the Foster Care‑to‑Homeless Pipeline is an episode from Spotlight on the Community by Cloudcast.

This episode is 28:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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