Carmeann Daisy Foster

2016 Bush Fellow

  1. Term: 24 months

Carmeann Foster is laser focused on one major goal: reduce the number of black youth in the juvenile justice system. She knows from personal and professional experience that African American youth and communities of color are disproportionately represented in corrections. Carmeann recently launched a nonprofit to create and provide innovative, community-centered rehabilitative solutions. Through her Bush Fellowship, she will investigate the most promising, culturally specific interventions for youth, complete her Ph.D. and grow her leadership network.

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I have always been a driven person, and because of this I have accomplished a fair amount in my life. However, in spite of my…

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Over the last year, the Bush fellowship has afforded me the opportunity to pick the brains of some AMAZING community leaders and policy makers working…

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The backdrop of my life has been a consistent feeling of inadequacy… A constant worry that I wasn’t doing enough, or wasn’t doing things correctly.…