Written by Gary Frey | Oct 14, 2025 11:24:03 PM
“I don’t take no for an answer, & I’m kind of a warrior for kids in foster care.” – Susanna Kavanaugh
That line doesn’t come from a podium. It comes from a mom who’s loved, lost, & chosen to love again.
At 18, Susanna placed a child for adoption, a wound so deep it could have ended her story.
Instead, it fueled her purpose—to shoulder the ache of kids in broken systems & fight to change their stories.
Years later, she & her husband fostered a little boy, loved him for nine months—then watched him leave. The heartbreak dimmed her fire, & she swore she’d never do it again.
But conviction has a way of roaring back.
And when it did, Susanna swung the door wide open.
From babysitting “just for a weekend” to launching Least of These Carolinas, she kept saying yes. Yes to heartbreak. Yes to risk. Yes to kids who need more than a trash bag to carry their lives in.
She hasn’t just built a nonprofit. She’s built a movement—by refusing to stay quiet when the system says no, & by relentlessly saying yes to kids who just need a champion.
Get involved at LOTCarolinas.com.
Susanna proves what Albert Schweitzer said:
“Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even the smallest act of caring has the potential to turn a life around.”