Eric Warner
Eric Warner grew up in the United States in Arkansas. He first entered into care when he was 8 years old and had spent 8 months in Arkansas' foster care system before he was reunified with his mother. He then re-entered foster care at age 11 and remained in care until his 18th birthday when he transitioned out of foster care. During this time, he was in 11 different placements (including experience with congregate care, traditional/therapeutic foster homes, emergency shelter, and behavioral hospital settings).
After graduating high school and transitioning out of foster care, Eric moved to Arizona where he attended and graduated vocational/technical college for Massage Therapy, as well as attended Culinary technical training. He also has studied at Arizona State University to achieve a B.A. in Sociology. While in college he has served as Senator for the ASU Undergraduate Student Government and has involved himself in the community to help foster youth transition to college. Other accolades Eric has been able to achieve have been; serving as Outstanding Young Leader by FosterClub, attending the Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day, and participating as an All-Star for FosterClub’s Internship in 2017. In addition, Eric was able to serve term on the National Policy Council for Foster Youth and Alumni, working with American legislation to affect change for the foster care system. He looks forward to the collaborative efforts that he and the IFCA team will create together.
In his spare time he thrives on mentoring and teaching youth and children. He hopes to be the person in their lives he felt he needed in his. His passion for helping others realize the power within themselves to create positive, lasting change was sparked by the quote, "Be the change you want to see in the world"-(Mahatma Gandhi). In addition, Eric enjoys writing poetry, researching, education, and traveling. His goal, currently, is to establish a non-profit organization dedicated to housing and assisting homeless/drug addicted youth to allow them the opportunity to create and sustain passion for helping others.
