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Carolyn Olson

Carolyn Olson

Executive Director and Co-Founder of Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), a Santa Clarita-based nonprofit supporting foster youth aged 16-25 to complete post-secondary education and achieve independence.

Jun 25, 2026

KNX Hero of the Week

KNX Hero of the Week

Helping foster youth to become successful, independent adults! Meet our KNX Heroes of the Week, Gina Stevens and Carolyn Olsen of the non-profit, Fostering Youth Independence!

Jun 25 · 2m

Heather Jordan
Heather JordanHOST
2:06
And most importantly, they do not have to go about it all on their own.
Carolyn Olsen
Carolyn OlsenGUEST
2:09
We're looking at the long term and we're trying to equip our youth to have the best chances of success down
Gina Stevens
Gina StevensGUEST
2:58
When we first started doing this, we said,
Carolyn Olsen
Carolyn OlsenGUEST
3:00
you know what, if we can change one life, it will have been worth it.
Carolyn Olsen
Carolyn OlsenGUEST
3:03
And now we can look back and see, you know, 220 youth who've been impacted by the work that we do and by the community coming together to support these youth.

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