Stories + Updates
Advocate Spotlight: Maile Ewalt
Maile Ewalt’s life has always been surrounded by children. As a mother of three adult sons, a stepmother to a son and daughter, and now a grandmother to four, Maile knows the profound impact family and love have on a child’s development. Beyond her family ties,...
the Advocate Newsletter | Spring 2023
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Bush Scholarship Recipient: Aubree
Aubree,20, is a student at Flathead Valley Community College and is the most recent recipient of the Bush Scholarship. Aubree is working on an associate degree in business, with a certificate in social media marketing. Once she graduates, she is looking to attend the University of Montana, or somewhere else where she can pursue more marketing education. But five years previous, Aubree had entered the foster care system. With close to 30 different placements in 3 years, Aubree was able to figure out what mattered to her and how to get it.
Kyla
Kyla was fourteen years old when she came into foster care. Her mom was arrested for physically assaulting her partner. Kyla tried to...



