Susan Grundberg is the Executive Director/ CEO of You Gotta Believe! She met her son, Sharif, when he was 18 years old. Despite planning to adopt and working in foster care for decades, both Sharif and the process of becoming a family, took Susan by surprise. In this interview, we hear from both Sharif and Susan about how they met and the joys and challenges of becoming a family and finding “home.”

You can learn more about You Gotta Believe! and their amazing work on their website: http://yougottabelieve.org/

May is Foster Care Awareness Month. You can help support the effort of making sure people know that it’s never too late for family by sharing this story.