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Tiffany Baker (46) talks to her former social worker, Terri Treiman (64) about the day they met, 29 years ago, when Tiffany was a foster kid. Tiffany tells Terri how it much it meant to her to be treated like...

One Small Step conversation partners Lynisha Senegal (45) and Bernadine Tuisavalalo Tavita (28) talk about their experiences as women of color - growing up poor, engaging with their communities, and taking on the mantle of leadership.

One Small Step conversation partners Aviva Goelman Rice (58) and Odell Horne (53) discuss about politics.

One Small Step conversation partners Sarah Heeke (37) and Callie Dyer (53) talk about being young mothers, the juvenile justice and foster care system, feeling unrepresented in their region, the political divide and what it means to be a Kansan.

Erin Williams (52) interviews her colleagues Sally Kelley Stansberry (73) and Geoffrey Birnbaum (74) about their experiences, legacy, and contributions to Youth Homes.

Yesenia Ramos (19) talks to her mentor Cano Padilla (36) about her experiences in the foster care system as an adolescent, navigating college and work as a young adult, and her hopes for the future.

Friends and comrades in the freedom fighting for black lives Larry Malcolm Smith Jr. AKA "IamQueens" (22) and Darwensi Clark (42), talk about Larry's time in the foster care system. Larry shares memories from his time in the system and...

Friends and colleagues Sara DeRoo [no age given] and Connie Going [no age given] share a conversation about their own families and their experiences working in adoption and social work.

I have experienced a difficult childhood in the foster care system.I want to help children like me.

Melvin Johnson (65) and Darryl Hicks (67) share their common experiences driving trucks, growing up black, and the joy and importance of having conversations with different kinds of people and not making assumptions.