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Print & Online | Podcast Appearances | Speaking Events | Video Features | Community Press
OATL Founder | RESA Solutions CEO | Published Author | Domestic Violence Specialist | Community Advocate
Print & Online | Podcast Appearances | Speaking Events | Video Features | Community Press
Featured Coverage & Interviews
Fonda's Work in the Spotlight
Fonda shares her story, expertise, and practical insights wherever conversations about youth vulnerability, trauma response, and community healing matter.
Feature Article
Bold Journey Magazine
Meet Fonda J. Royster
In-depth profile on her journey from survival to advocacy, founding OATL, and why trauma-informed care changes everything. Fonda shares how lived experience drives her mission and what she wants every adult serving youth to understand.
News Feature
WTOL News
New Book Exposes the Invisible World of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Fonda discusses We Do Exist and the urgent realities facing vulnerable teens in our communities. The feature spotlights her work at OATL and the gap in services for unaccompanied youth in Toledo and beyond.
Toledo Blade
The Toledo Blade
Biographical in Nature, Fonda Royster's Book Shares Detailed Accounts of Living as an Unaccompanied Youth
Local coverage of her book launch and community impact through OATL, highlighting Fonda's personal story and the advocacy work she has built over 25 years in social services.
Toledo Parent Magazine
Open Arms Transformation Living Helps Youth with Open Arms
Feature on OATL's work serving at-risk youth in Toledo — mentoring, resource connection, and community education that reaches young people before crisis becomes survival.
Community Feature
Speaking & Event Coverage
Recent Speaking Engagements
Fonda brings her message to conferences, schools, agencies, and community organizations across the region and beyond.
International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference
Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Unaccompanied Homelessness
Keynote presentation on prevention, intervention, and trauma-responsive support for vulnerable youth.
Queens Village Toledo
Protecting Our Children: Awareness Session
Community workshop on youth safety, warning signs, and protective factors for families and community leaders.
Local School District Training Series
Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Trauma-informed classroom practices and warning sign recognition for educators and school counselors.
Faith-Based Youth Protection Seminar
Community Awareness & Response
Building community awareness and response capacity for faith leaders working with youth and families.
Podcast Appearances
Conversations That Go Deeper
Fonda brings her truth-forward voice to podcast conversations that reach professionals, advocates, and community members who need to hear this message.
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Video Features
Watch Fonda Speak
These clips show Fonda's direct, compassionate style and why audiences connect with her message on a real, human level.
13 ABC
Fonda Royster wants to create a space to have healthy conversations about teen dating violence and be a resource for kids.
Toledo Ohio Chambers
Fonda educates the participants of being a safe person to the kids experiencing homelessness, DV, or abuse.
WTOL11
LCCS task force members share their backgrounds, and what they plan to bring to the table.
Additional Press Mentions
More Places You've Seen Fonda's Work
What Organizers Say
Impact That Extends Beyond the Stage
"Thank you Fonda, for the
transparency and vulnerability in
this workshop. You are appreciated, seen and heard."
Shelter/At Risk Youth
Toledo, Ohio
"Ms. Fonda brings so
much hope and encouragement to our ladies. she is giving them a voice, she is showing them she
is listening, she is showing them she hears them and understands."
NAOMI House
Northwest Ohio School District
"Faith leaders left with practical next steps and a much deeper compassion for the issues our youth face every day. Fonda brought truth and hope into the same room."