Care Grown Collective
@caregrwncollective.bsky.social
A community of youth from care — and those who’ve aged out — creating belonging, building futures, and rooting strength in one another. We believe that even the hardest places can nourish growth when we show up for each other.
We’ve been taught to show up after the crisis:
Drop off the casserole. Share the GoFundMe. Post the tribute.
But mutual care—real, rooted, relational care—starts before the fall.
It’s:
🍲 Texting what can I bring?
🧾 Saying I paid the bill this month, no pressure.
🪴 Asking how’s your heart?
Drop off the casserole. Share the GoFundMe. Post the tribute.
But mutual care—real, rooted, relational care—starts before the fall.
It’s:
🍲 Texting what can I bring?
🧾 Saying I paid the bill this month, no pressure.
🪴 Asking how’s your heart?
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We’ve been taught to show up after the crisis:
Drop off the casserole. Share the GoFundMe. Post the tribute.
But mutual care—real, rooted, relational care—starts before the fall.
It’s:
🍲 Texting what can I bring?
🧾 Saying I paid the bill this month, no pressure.
🪴 Asking how’s your heart?
Drop off the casserole. Share the GoFundMe. Post the tribute.
But mutual care—real, rooted, relational care—starts before the fall.
It’s:
🍲 Texting what can I bring?
🧾 Saying I paid the bill this month, no pressure.
🪴 Asking how’s your heart?
🚨BIG NEWS!!🚨
We received an anonymous donation of $157.73—which means our entire website cost is now covered!!!
I’m so deeply grateful to our mystery donor and to everyone who helped us get this far—whether you bought Hair Beans, boosted our posts, or just believed in the Care Grown Collective.
We received an anonymous donation of $157.73—which means our entire website cost is now covered!!!
I’m so deeply grateful to our mystery donor and to everyone who helped us get this far—whether you bought Hair Beans, boosted our posts, or just believed in the Care Grown Collective.
July 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
🚨BIG NEWS!!🚨
We received an anonymous donation of $157.73—which means our entire website cost is now covered!!!
I’m so deeply grateful to our mystery donor and to everyone who helped us get this far—whether you bought Hair Beans, boosted our posts, or just believed in the Care Grown Collective.
We received an anonymous donation of $157.73—which means our entire website cost is now covered!!!
I’m so deeply grateful to our mystery donor and to everyone who helped us get this far—whether you bought Hair Beans, boosted our posts, or just believed in the Care Grown Collective.
People love calling youth from care resilient.
Like it’s a compliment, a crown.
Don’t call me resilient if you’re not ready to talk about what made me that way.
Survival isn’t a badge—it’s a bruise.
We can be strong. We can heal.
But don’t skip the part where it hurt like hell.
#YouthFromCare
Like it’s a compliment, a crown.
Don’t call me resilient if you’re not ready to talk about what made me that way.
Survival isn’t a badge—it’s a bruise.
We can be strong. We can heal.
But don’t skip the part where it hurt like hell.
#YouthFromCare
July 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
People love calling youth from care resilient.
Like it’s a compliment, a crown.
Don’t call me resilient if you’re not ready to talk about what made me that way.
Survival isn’t a badge—it’s a bruise.
We can be strong. We can heal.
But don’t skip the part where it hurt like hell.
#YouthFromCare
Like it’s a compliment, a crown.
Don’t call me resilient if you’re not ready to talk about what made me that way.
Survival isn’t a badge—it’s a bruise.
We can be strong. We can heal.
But don’t skip the part where it hurt like hell.
#YouthFromCare
Stopped in to see Jay at @capeandcowlcomics today and got the best news — we’ve raised over $60 through Hair Bean sales so far, which means we’re already halfway to our website fundraising goal!
I’m so grateful for every single person who’s supported this little dream!
I’m so grateful for every single person who’s supported this little dream!
July 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Stopped in to see Jay at @capeandcowlcomics today and got the best news — we’ve raised over $60 through Hair Bean sales so far, which means we’re already halfway to our website fundraising goal!
I’m so grateful for every single person who’s supported this little dream!
I’m so grateful for every single person who’s supported this little dream!
For youth from care, “adulting” often means survival without backup.
No emergency contact.
No soft place to land.
No one to call when it all falls apart.
We’re told we’re “resilient.”
We’re expected to thrive.
But resilience without resources is just a nicer word for neglect.
#TalkAboutItTuesday
No emergency contact.
No soft place to land.
No one to call when it all falls apart.
We’re told we’re “resilient.”
We’re expected to thrive.
But resilience without resources is just a nicer word for neglect.
#TalkAboutItTuesday
July 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For youth from care, “adulting” often means survival without backup.
No emergency contact.
No soft place to land.
No one to call when it all falls apart.
We’re told we’re “resilient.”
We’re expected to thrive.
But resilience without resources is just a nicer word for neglect.
#TalkAboutItTuesday
No emergency contact.
No soft place to land.
No one to call when it all falls apart.
We’re told we’re “resilient.”
We’re expected to thrive.
But resilience without resources is just a nicer word for neglect.
#TalkAboutItTuesday
Mutual care is:
“Do you have space for this?”
followed by
“Thanks for asking.”
#MutualCareMonday #CareGrown #RelationalCare #YouthFromCare #EmotionalIntegrity
“Do you have space for this?”
followed by
“Thanks for asking.”
#MutualCareMonday #CareGrown #RelationalCare #YouthFromCare #EmotionalIntegrity
July 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mutual care is:
“Do you have space for this?”
followed by
“Thanks for asking.”
#MutualCareMonday #CareGrown #RelationalCare #YouthFromCare #EmotionalIntegrity
“Do you have space for this?”
followed by
“Thanks for asking.”
#MutualCareMonday #CareGrown #RelationalCare #YouthFromCare #EmotionalIntegrity
Everyone wants to know who they were as kids—but when you grow up in care, those stories can be hard to find. Tomorrow, I’m making my annual pilgrimage with a fellow group home girl to lunch with staff who knew us back then. These connections matter.💜
July 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Everyone wants to know who they were as kids—but when you grow up in care, those stories can be hard to find. Tomorrow, I’m making my annual pilgrimage with a fellow group home girl to lunch with staff who knew us back then. These connections matter.💜
I made new backing with our socials on!!
June 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I made new backing with our socials on!!
Look at these cute lil #hairbeans !! Sunday Breakfast!
June 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Look at these cute lil #hairbeans !! Sunday Breakfast!
Care Grown Collective started as a seed of an idea for my Master’s research—nurtured by lived experience, fueled by frustration, and rooted in love.
This is grassroots, heart-first organizing—and we’re so glad you’re here for it. 💜
This is grassroots, heart-first organizing—and we’re so glad you’re here for it. 💜
June 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Care Grown Collective started as a seed of an idea for my Master’s research—nurtured by lived experience, fueled by frustration, and rooted in love.
This is grassroots, heart-first organizing—and we’re so glad you’re here for it. 💜
This is grassroots, heart-first organizing—and we’re so glad you’re here for it. 💜
I am still waiting for dice to come in for my Bean's. But I made these in the mean time because they delight me.
June 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am still waiting for dice to come in for my Bean's. But I made these in the mean time because they delight me.
Some non-dice Hair Beans!
I am waiting for an order of dice to come in but in the mean time I am enjoying finding other silly things I would put in my hair!
I am waiting for an order of dice to come in but in the mean time I am enjoying finding other silly things I would put in my hair!
June 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Some non-dice Hair Beans!
I am waiting for an order of dice to come in but in the mean time I am enjoying finding other silly things I would put in my hair!
I am waiting for an order of dice to come in but in the mean time I am enjoying finding other silly things I would put in my hair!
I am SO excited! I dropped off my first batch of Hair Beans with the AMAZING Jay at @capeandcowl.bsky.social
Every penny from Hair Beans will go towards building Care Grown Collective. It will pay for our domain name, website and development tools. My heart is full of gratitude!
Every penny from Hair Beans will go towards building Care Grown Collective. It will pay for our domain name, website and development tools. My heart is full of gratitude!
June 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I am SO excited! I dropped off my first batch of Hair Beans with the AMAZING Jay at @capeandcowl.bsky.social
Every penny from Hair Beans will go towards building Care Grown Collective. It will pay for our domain name, website and development tools. My heart is full of gratitude!
Every penny from Hair Beans will go towards building Care Grown Collective. It will pay for our domain name, website and development tools. My heart is full of gratitude!
I had a generous donation of dice today! I am going to spend the night making clips and I am hoping to have them ready to go to @capeandcowl.bsky.social by Saturday!!
June 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I had a generous donation of dice today! I am going to spend the night making clips and I am hoping to have them ready to go to @capeandcowl.bsky.social by Saturday!!
Hi I am Meg! A care alum, trauma veteran, dice goblin, and (soon) Master’s student turning lived experience into action! Care Grown Collective is my thesis + dream: a grassroots project for those aging and aged out of care. We deserve better, together. 💜✨ #CareGrown #YouthInCare #ByUsForUs
June 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hi I am Meg! A care alum, trauma veteran, dice goblin, and (soon) Master’s student turning lived experience into action! Care Grown Collective is my thesis + dream: a grassroots project for those aging and aged out of care. We deserve better, together. 💜✨ #CareGrown #YouthInCare #ByUsForUs