Adam Robe, alumnus, age 41, MO, 4 years in care
Team member and writer

Adam Robe is a former foster child who was adopted at age 9. He remembers snippets of his young life—how a police officer in downtown Kansas City found him and his siblings after his mom gave them up. He remembers the uncertainty of living in foster care. But most of all, he remembers being adopted at age nine into a loving family.

Adam didn’t always know that he was destined for a career in social work. Early in his professional life, he spent a few years in retail management before he realized he wasn’t content. The problem? He didn’t feel he was making a difference in the lives of others.

He began volunteering as a CASA and quickly found his calling. Working as a behavioral health tech for a residential treatment center, he put himself through school where he earned a BS in Social Work from Central Missouri State University. He later went on to earn his MSW from the University of Kansas.

Now, with more than a dozen years in the social work field, he’s helped hundreds of foster children and their families adjust to tough life changes. His professional experiences have included working as a family-centered service worker in the Children’s Division, supervising CASA volunteers, directing foster care programs, serving as a regional director of an adoption and child welfare agency, and as the executive director of a nonprofit in southwest Missouri.

Adam jumped at the chance to help be part of the team working on a book about life after foster care, a project of Foster Care Alumni of America. “Young people today need hope. They need inspiration…and they need direction. I’m excited about this book because I believe firmly it will be invaluable for young people aging out of the foster care system.” Adam believes the William Bridges framework used throughout FLUX really puts the concepts of change and transition into a pattern that makes sense.  Working with the team members and FCAA on this project was a powerful experience for Adam.

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