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Hello all,I am new here but not new to foster care. Once I aged out I spent a lot of time avoiding the past. Now at 25, I've decided I want to be meaningfully involved somehow but I don't know where to begin or who to reach out to. I currently work as a teacher (year 2) so I'm very comfortable working with children and I find my experiences in foster care as an asset in approaching children with kindness and thinking critically about their needs.The problem I have now is I don't want to leave teaching. I have no desire to work in social work or policy around foster care right now. I just want to be involved somehow on the ground level while keeping my current career. Any advice on where to go for volunteering opportunities or networking? If it helps, I am currently based in Mass. Thank you all.
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