Advocating for Your Community with Felecia Foster

Following the example set by her mother, Felecia Foster has always dedicated time to community service.  Pivoting from her 14 year career in finance to a career in community outreach, Felecia was inspired to  dedicate herself, with fierce intention, to the success of women in her community.  Felecia is CEO and founder of the Community Inspired Alliance for Women, a non profit organization that champions the aspirations and potential of women of all ages, races, denominations, and economic levels.  The Inspire Her girls program is one pillar of this organization and it focuses on bringing education and support to young girls to help them navigate school, relationships, personal safety, social media, and long term lifestyle and career goals.  Felecia was recently named a Black Future Maker by AT& T's Dream in Black program.    What You Will Hear in This Episode:  1:32 Felecia’s personal story 5:47 Creation, mission and management of Community Inspired Alliance for Women  12:20 Felecia’s role models and what she has learned about herself 15:45 How Felecia’s experience has influenced the programs CIAW provides for women. 19:40 Understanding the needs of the community and creating supportive partnerships and services 23:18 Building trust and navigating push back 30:50 AT&T Dream in Black program Black Future Maker Award   Quotes “I always wanted to stand in the gap for other women…….I always felt like I had a voice, I had a strong voice,  I didn’t mind using my voice, my voice wasn’t silent.” “I’m very intentional about making sure that we can support women who need their next steps.” “We need three people in our life…..we need someone ahead of us, we need someone with us and we need to reach back.” “What I learned about myself is that I am enough.” “When we shut the country down nobody thought about the struggle that the parent would have in already dealing with a difficult child.” “When somebody says you can’t do that, that’s just even more inspiration to get it done.” . Mentioned: Community Inspired Alliance forWomen CHAT: Committed to Helping Another Thrive My College Life College Safety Fair Inspired Moms Meet Up AT&T Dream in Black Black Future Maker    eConnect with Bonnie Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup   Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:  If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.