Who We Are

Olivia Snoke grew up going in and out of foster care in multiple states. By the age of 15, both parents rights had been terminated, and was too old to be adopted. She began learning Independent Living Skills in preparation of aging out of foster care. She discovered her passion to helping others in foster care and dreamed to make a career of it. After getting a degree she worked to get a position at the very agency that helped her become a college grand, but found her lived experience hindered her career choice. 

Determined to be there for those who are coming behind her, she became a foster mother and was honored enough to adopt two teens. 

Olivia persistently pursued a career working with youth aging out of foster care. Eventually there was a change in the nation that saw lived experience as an assist and she began her dream career in South Dakota. Her passion lead her work and the youth through hard times, including the pandemic. 

Life lead Olivia to the Commonwealth of Virginia and a position teaching youth from foster care learning independent living skills. However, her passion and experience complied her to do more than teach classes. She started Emerging Phoenix fill gaps, support youth and LDSS offices in addition to enacting improvements for the foster care system.