Video Audio Production
Eva Green
Master of Arts - Communications
Certified Change Management Professional
About
Eva Green is a licensed foster parent, adoptive parent, and kinship caregiver and Guardian to youth who have been in foster care, and aims to partner and connect with teachers, medical providers, mental health professionals, and others working with youth, parents, families, and caretakers who are navigating the child welfare system.
Drawing upon her lived experience as a caretaker and Court Appointed Special Advocate, Eva particularly aims to support local leaders, educators, public officials, and other community members in understanding what youth in foster care, their families, and caretakers may be navigating and how they can respond with empathy, clarity, and trauma-informed practices to help make an impact in their local communities.
Eva Green
Foster parent - Public Speaker - Advocate
Certified Change Management Professional
The Safe Spaces Project is a dynamic, conversation-driven initiative designed to build safer, more inclusive communities, at school, at home, and everywhere people connect.
The Safe Spaces Project aims to support students, educators, caregivers, and community members together through engaging, age-appropriate presentations and facilitated discussions.
Grounded in real-world experience and storytelling, the Safe Spaces Project creates a space for honest dialogue on topics such as empathy, bullying, trauma, and belonging. Participants gain a deeper understanding of the diverse experiences people carry, particularly those impacted by trauma, foster care, and family instability, while learning practical ways to support one another.
Through interactive content and guided conversation, Safe Spaces Project presentations help participants:
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Recognize and prevent bullying and harmful behaviors
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Build empathy and stronger peer and community relationships
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Understand what safety looks and feels like in different environments
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Develop tools to create and maintain safe, respectful spaces wherever they are
Aligned with social-emotional learning (SEL), school safety, and community well-being goals, the Safe Spaces Project empowers individuals of all ages to actively contribute to safer, more compassionate environments.
More You Can Learn
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The basics of the child welfare system - From mandated reporting to hotline calls, home removals, foster home placements, court involvement & parents' rights.
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What students, families, and caregivers experience - Before, during, and after youth are placed into foster care.
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Why common academic assignments can be unintentionally damaging and things to consider when working with youth, families, and caregivers involved with the child welfare system.
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Child welfare laws and policies - How they both protect, and can delay access to medical care, medication, and support for youth in foster care.
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Everyone can do something - Ways to support youth, families, and caretakers to help improve the impact and efficiency of child welfare system efforts.
Why Awareness of Child Welfare Matters
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Youth involved in foster care often arrive in foster homes, with relative caregivers, and at school carrying grief, fear, and exhaustion.
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Caretakers are frequently the most consistent adults in young people's lives and can offer valuable insight to child welfare leaders, public officials, communities, and a variety of professionals to ensure child welfare efforts are keeping youth safe and not unnecessarily separating families.
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Understanding context leads to stronger relationships, fewer behavioral escalations, less strain on educators, and better academic, medical, and emotional outcomes for students.
Experience & Credentials
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Illinois Licensed Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent and Guardian to youth formerly in foster care.
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Cook County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
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Certified Change Management Professional - Association for Change Management Professionals
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Award-winning Chicago Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Producer
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Producer of The Connection podcast, an internal staff podcast illustrating the development and impact of the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System in Illinois.
