Publishing journalism & media that leads the conversation about children, youth & families.

Who we are

Fostering Media Connections (FMC) produces media and journalism to lead the conversation about children, youth and families in the US. We are a national organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California with staff in New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Wyoming and Arizona.

FMC publishes Fostering Families Today magazine as well as The Imprint: Youth & Family News, and offers the Youth Voices Rising media training program for young people with lived experience in the foster care and youth justice systems.

  • Sriya Chattopadhyay

    Editor, Fostering Families Today

  • Sara Tiano

    Senior Reporter, The Imprint

  • Tracey Onyenacho

    Editor, Youth Voices Rising

  • Kim Hansel

    Director of Sustainability

  • Michael Fitzgerald

    Senior Reporter, The Imprint

  • Karen de Sá

    Executive Editor, The Imprint

  • Ivory Bennett

    Program Manager, YVR

  • John Kelly

    Co-Executive Director

  • Nancy Marie Spears

    Reporter, The Imprint

  • Deborah Denzel

    Business Development Manager

  • Jeremy Loudenback

    Senior Reporter, The Imprint

  • Christie Renick

    Co-Executive Director

  • Susanti Sarkar

    Reporter, The Imprint

  • Alex Perez

    Reporter, The Imprint

  • Abigail Reazer

    Comms. & Engagement Manager

  • Thaai Walker

    Thaai Walker

    Managing Editor, The Imprint

  • Bria Suggs

    Bria Suggs

    Reporter, The Imprint

Editorial Independence Policy

We subscribe to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN).

Fostering Media Connections retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.

We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.

Fostering Media Connections may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

Fostering Media Connections will make public all donors who give a total of $500 or more per year. We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with INN’s Membership Standards.