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MIXED!: Tai Babilonia Talks Race in Figure Skating

Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating’s ranks to become World Champions in 1979. They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal. For the series Mixed: Stories of Mixed Race Californians, hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos speak to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s, and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure. see more
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Aging Out of Foster Care

Scott Shafer
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According to a national study, 1-in-5 foster care youth will become homeless after the age 18, and 1-in-4 will be involved in the justice system within two years of aging out of the child welfare system. Those numbers prompted California to extend the age foster youth receive benefits to 21. But some experts say there's more to be done. We take a closer look at the challenges California's foster youth face when they age out of the system and the resources available to them.

Guests:

Amy Lemley, policy director, John Burton Foundation; co-founder of First Place for Youth.

Erika Dirkse, program director, San Francisco Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA)

Lynn Dolce, director for foster care mental health, San Francisco's Department of Public Health

Noel Anaya, 20-year-old foster youth

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