In 2014, REGAN WILLIAMS’ life was forever changed when she became a foster parent, becoming aware for the first time of the crisis in Los Angeles’s child welfare system. From her lived experience, she was motivated to understand policy and advocacy, and in 2016 she became a Court Appointed Special Advocate or ‘CASA.’ In 2017- 18, she launched a successful foster care campaign connecting community members, faith communities and non-profit organizations in Los Angeles. This year-long campaign sent 70 foster youth to summer camp, packed and distributed 1,000 duffel bags to DCFS offices, recruited 200 volunteers to work with foster youth, and raised over a quarter million dollars for foster related organizations throughout LA county. Currently, Regan is CEO of Seen&Heard, an organization she co-founded which seeks to develop the professional character of foster and system-impacted youth ages 16-23. Since its launch in 2019, Seen&Heard has grown in size and impact, and last year the organization served a total of 136 youth, and graduated 29 youth from its professional development program.