Monday Evening Speaker Series
Adoption Network Cleveland is pleased to offer a VIRTUAL Monday Evening Speaker Series full of topics that are of interest to a broad audience impacted by adoption, kinship, and foster care. These programs are made possible by donors and presenters volunteering their time and they thrive thanks to the active participation of attendees.
Upcoming Presentations
Monday, February 2, 2026
Dictate Your Future: An Adoptee and Foster's Framework on Empowering Yourself and Creating a Future You Are Proud Of with Grace Yung Foster
Join Grace Yung Foster for an interactive workshop blending storytelling, discussion, and practical strategies to help Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni take control of their futures.
About Grace:
Grace Yung Foster is the Founder & CEO of The Inclusion Initiative, a tech platform that is changing the future of work for Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni.
At 3 years old, she was relinquished and considered an orphan in South Korea. She ended up in the US foster care system to be adopted. She did not have the same access to or visibility of opportunities because she did not have a family or network to learn from. This impacted her entire career trajectory. She realized that many Foster Alums and Adoptees experienced the same, and they fall behind in building their careers as they lack access to opportunity. This is why she built The Inclusion Initiative, and she is leading a national movement, creating more visibility, inclusion, and equity for Adoptees and Foster Alumni, especially in the world of work.
Grace is a former nonprofit fundraising executive. She holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in Communications from the University of Minnesota.
