to change those outcomes," she said.

The summit, titled "Raise Your Voice," concludes Saturday with a concert by Janiva Magness, an award-winning blues singer and former youth in foster care.

Magness, who entered foster care after the suicides of both of her parents, is a national spokeswoman for Casey Family Programs National Foster Care Month Campaign and an ambassador for the Foster Care Alumni of America.

Email: marjorie@deseretnews.comgardening skills, the Insight Garden initiative provides an opportunity to channel fresh mental pathways, and plant new seeds. The program first started in San Quentin prison in 2002, with the simple goal of establishing a place within the prison walls that allowed the men to connect with nature but after seeing the profound affect the garden had on those who participated, founder Beth Waitkus started thinking bigger.

"Over time our vision changed from just building a small garden on a prison yard to really ending ongoing cycles of mass incarceration, and creating safer more connected communities both inside and outside prison walls."

And for many of the program's participants, gardening provides a chance to physically and mentally eliminate negative thought patterns.

"My favorite part that I love in the gardening is