Amy Adams on Her Work With Foster Youth: Power ‘Can Be About What We Contribute’

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Katcy Stephan Amy Adams came onstage at Variety‘s Power of Women event Thursday night after a rousing introduction from her friend Elizabeth Banks. “One of the lessons that Amy is teaching me is how to have a real fuck it attitude about aging in this industry.

She is not slowing down at all,” Banks said. “Amy is always thinking about the people around her, trying to build a better world for us and the next generation.” Adams was honored for her work with the RightWay Foundation, an organization that provides foster youth who are aging out of the foster care system with the resources they need to build a sustainable adulthood. “Being included tonight has given me a moment of reflection on how I have viewed power in the past and how I want to shape the narrative around it moving forward.

I don’t think that power needs to be about what we control — it can be about what we contribute,” Adams said. She went on to talk about her work with the Right Way Foundation, founded by Franco Vega. “He called upon his own traumatic childhood to inspire him because he understood the barriers that are put in place for foster youth aging out of the system,” she explained. “He developed a comprehensive program that assists with mental health, supportive housing, work programs, financial literacy and so much more for foster youth in Los Angeles County and his goal is to stop the flow of foster youth into homelessness, incarceration, and poverty.” Adams brought up RightWay participant Natalie Sanchez to the stage, who thanked the organization for helping her find a job and other services. “They have expanded my mind to contributing to Los Angeles.