While the system is meant to help, many children experience neglect, instability, and emotional struggles while in care, writes Kayla Allan.
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In his third column piece, Timothy Evans writes about how fatherhood helped him break the cycle of survival to build a legacy of growth.
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Being “okay” is not always about having everything figured out. Sometimes, it simply means you did not give up today, writes Destiny Jackson.
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Not knowing how to preserve my rights as a youth and that parental rights existed has negatively impacted my life, writes Lakievia Johnson.
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In her first column piece, Jessica Castillo writes about the prevalence of domestic violence amongst foster youth and how to stop the cycle.
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In his second column piece, Timothy Evans writes about how manhood isn't made through suppression but through healing and guidance.
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I am sick of this made-up facade that the system has to try and make themselves seem great and undeniably precious, writes Mya Martinez.
Read the full op-ed below.
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I never got the support or family. Let my story be an example of why trusting people to support you can take you far, writes Isaiah Sampson.
This piece is published in partnership with Foster Advocates.
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In the final piece of The Long Way Home series, Ángela Banks writes about rebuilding a life steady enough to hold and safe enough to grow in.
This article is published in partnership with the Fostering AfterCare Podcast.
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They make foster care seem like you will be in a safer place. But my experience in foster care was anything but that, writes Amber Skarhus.
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In his first column piece, Timothy Evans writes about how growing up fast in the system led to him paying the consequences later in life.
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In this episode of InnerViews, we sit down with Tashaun Sudlow and Sarah Robinson to explore how youth are transforming their stories into action through art, advocacy, and coalition-building in Brooklyn.
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Calling LA youth! Join us for a special pop-up journalism training while our Program Manager, Ivory Bennett, is in town!
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