Storytelling Ambassador Lived Experience Voices Interest Form

Lived Experience Panel

Your journey matters.
Your voice can inspire others.

At the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), we believe the most powerful voices in adoption, foster, and kinship care are those who have lived it.

Your story is powerful because you can bring hope, raise awareness, and create change for individuals and families with similar life experiences.

This National Adoption Month, we’re inviting past clients to become C.A.S.E. Storytelling Ambassadors and share your stories, whether about your mental health journey, the challenges you’ve overcome, or how C.A.S.E. has supported you.

By becoming a Storytelling Ambassador, you can help us support even more individuals and families connected to adoption, foster, and kinship care.

Storytelling Ambassador Interest Form

 

 

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Name*
Email*
Preferred Method of Communication
Choose your communication preferences.
Relationship to Adoption, Foster, and Kinship Community*
Choose all that apply.
Please tell us a brief summary of your story in 2-5 sentences. We will not use any parts of your story without your written consent.
Comfort Level with Sharing*

What kind of media are you comfortable with in sharing your story?*
Choose all that apply.

FAQs

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Your story may be featured in C.A.S.E. communications, such as blogs, newsletters, social media, awareness campaigns, or fundraising materials.

Our goal is to amplify voices of lived experiences that inspire hope, raise awareness about adoption-competent mental health care.

Before sharing your story publicly, our team will always reach out to review the content with you and confirm your comfort level and consent.

No. You can choose how you want your story to be shared. Some participants prefer to use their first name only, initials, or a pseudonym, while others are comfortable being publicly identified. You’ll have full control over how your name, photo, or any identifying details are used.

Yes. Sharing personal experiences can bring up strong emotions, and your well-being is our priority. A member of the C.A.S.E. team will guide you through the storytelling process, can help you decide what to share, and connect you with additional support if needed. You are never alone in this process.

Yes. You can withdraw your participation or request to remove your story from future use at any time by emailing our team at marketing@adoptionsupport.org.

While we can’t retract materials already published or printed, we will honor your wishes for all future use and remove content from digital platforms wherever possible.