JAYNE AMELIA LARSON
  • BONUS BABIES
  • Jayne Amelia
  • Jake Eberle
  • Contact

we use the power of stories to improve the future of youth in foster care
​
Picture
Picture
BONUS BABIES  
uses the power of storytelling to bring attention to the challenges
faced by youth in foster care, and inspire people to take action to improve their fate.

​By highlighting the experiences and struggles of foster care,
the program aims to raise awareness and motivate people to become
more involved in supporting this vulnerable population.
This includes volunteering, donating, or advocating for better policies and services for youth in foster care.

Through the use of purposeful storytelling,
BONUS BABIES seeks to bring about positive change in the lives of these young people. 
We leverage the dynamic medium of podcasting to harness the power of nonfiction storytelling.
​
Our mission is to educate and drive positive social change
by cultivating empathy to challenge cultural norms and redefine dominant paradigms.
Through these efforts, we aim to proactively ​prevent harm and nurture positive shifts in society.



 Jayne Amelia Larson
​is the creator and host and 
a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) 
volunteer with youth in foster care

​
"A show that has no easy answers, only hard questions... 
in the same way a CASA works,
I explore all things in the foster care maze by talking
to kids, parents, caregivers, attorneys, social workers, therapists, adoptees,
adoptive parents, really ​anybody and everybody who will speak to me to
keep the conversation open and the information flowing about all things CASA."


original music by Christina Apostolopoulos
social media manager is Emma Karpman
audio producer is Adam "Yukon" Harr
​
executive producer is Jake Eberle


here's a recent Los Angeles Times article 
by the terrific  Nita Lelyveld about Jayne Amelia's work with her CASA child during Covid

​
we are
​#podcastingforgood
​
our fiscal sponsor is 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS.org)

please make a safe
tax deductible donation 
via the ZEFFY donation button below
Picture


you may send a wire transfer 
​or send a paper check out to IFERS.org with BONUS BABIES in the memo line

and email us for info on where to send
​[email protected]
Picture

​click on the players below to hear on
​ Apple, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Pandora or wherever you listen to podcasts

    if you have a lived foster care experience
    ​or have worked with or cared for youth in the dependency system 
    and you'd like to be a guest on the podcast to tell your story
    ​(or just want to say hi),
    ​please use the contact form below
    we'd love to hear from you

Submit
.
click on the image below to watch a short video excerpt from a ​Harvardwood Facebook Live reading series
Picture

much thanks to our contributors


Michelene Mundo
Julie Rose

Sunny Pictures Inc
​Scrafano Architects

SME Creatives
OneCASA
Sara & Brigitta Corsaro
Helen Adams
Amy Schmidt
Carol Borowski
Lisa & Scott Campbell
Lisa Keung & Tony Scott Green
Larson & Marino
Harvardwood
​Mimi Feliciano
Libra Social
​Capital Group
​Anonymous
Steve Keyes
Press Family
​Monique Vescia
Braun Family
​Wide Lantern

​
Copyright © 2024
  • BONUS BABIES
  • Jayne Amelia
  • Jake Eberle
  • Contact