Foster Care Ends at 18 With a Trash Bag and Nowhere to Go

Foster care ended for one young woman on her 18th birthday: dropped off in downtown Houston with no money, no phone, no ID, drawing paper from a bowl for a shelter bed she didn't get. That text changed everything for Stacy Johnson — who entered care at two, survived nine placements, and emancipated herself at sixteen. Now Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace and a TEDx speaker, she's raising the last $1.8 million of a $15 million campus serving kids from zero to 21-plus. She breaks down why housing alone fails, why kids don't need perfect homes — just stable ones — and what one consistent adult actually interrupts. You'll leave knowing exactly how to be that person. ────────────────────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH STACY JOHNSON 🌐 Website: https://centraltexastableofgrace.org/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctxtableofgrace/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyjohnsoncttg/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfslCz6QHd-Nm1KkCqFMDsw 🐦 X / Twitter: https://x.com/CTXTableOfGrace 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centraltexastableofgrace 📧 Contact: [email protected] ────────────────────────────────────────── Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices