23 min
Joan: Finding Hope in a Group Home Aged Out: The Stories that Built Us
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- Diari
After multiple challenges and trauma, Joan chose to be placed in a group home rather than foster care. She tells us about her pleasant experiences growing up there compared to her tumultuous past in foster care and her opinion on the Texas Legislature’s ban on group homes.
If you are a former foster child who aged out of the system and want to share your story, email us at agedoutproject@gmail.com! You deserve to be heard.
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
Credits:
Joan Recording team: David Parsi & Kyle Kertz Recruiting: Ayu Fitzgerald Editor: Mark Zamora Editing team: Erin Leamon & Shelly Buchanan Interviewer: Niki Akhaveissy Music Credit: Nostalgia” by Tobu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fFMjGs2mvs
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SMU or the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation.
After multiple challenges and trauma, Joan chose to be placed in a group home rather than foster care. She tells us about her pleasant experiences growing up there compared to her tumultuous past in foster care and her opinion on the Texas Legislature’s ban on group homes.
If you are a former foster child who aged out of the system and want to share your story, email us at agedoutproject@gmail.com! You deserve to be heard.
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
Credits:
Joan Recording team: David Parsi & Kyle Kertz Recruiting: Ayu Fitzgerald Editor: Mark Zamora Editing team: Erin Leamon & Shelly Buchanan Interviewer: Niki Akhaveissy Music Credit: Nostalgia” by Tobu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fFMjGs2mvs
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SMU or the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation.
23 min