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A young woman from Wisconsin who shot to national stardom several years ago during a stint on “American Idol” — and who for years has performed the national anthem in her home state and at scores of other locations and venues — now devotes herself to trying to end teen suicide and the bullying that often leads to it.
It is no small task, but Franki Moscato of Oshkosh, Wisc., says she’s “ready” for the big challenge and has been for some time. And that she feels “blessed” to do what she does.
Moscato told Fox News Digital about her 501c3 nonprofit, the Franki Moscato Foundation, which she began in 2019.
“God called me to start my own nonprofit,” she said in a recent interview, “so I would be better suited to help save kids from the growing epidemic of teen suicide.”
The young woman of deep faith said, “My parents always told me to focus on things that I can ‘control’ — and acting and storytelling have been something that I’ve done on stage and in front of the camera since a young age.”
Franki Moscato, 22, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is on a mission to stop teen suicide and the bullying among young people that often leads to a crisis point. She began singing the national anthem at a young age at local venues — and has since performed it at scores of events. Preventing teen suicide remains her number-one focus.
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But “weirdly,” said Moscato, “my own success and the attention it brought me caused me to lose all of my friends and to twice leave schools.” She said she was “in a very dark place” for some time. Yet the bullying she suffered ultimately inspired her.
Once she came through to the other side — with the help of her loving family, and with prayer, her devotion to God and her faith, and a profound determination to push through problems — she decided to go out and help others.
She credits her local Catholic church, St. Raphael’s in Oshkosh, Wisc., for being there for her and never wavering in support of her charitable work….
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