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Adapted from: Select Committee on Foster Care: May 12, 2006 Public Hearing on Foster CareRebecca Cohen: Let me properly introduce Danielle Thompson, who is 20 years old. I think I met you when you were 19. Happy birthday. She is a former foster youth who lived in 63 different places. I […]
Danielle Thompson tells her story:
Adapted from: Select Committee on Foster Care: May 12, 2006 Public Hearing on Foster Care
Okay so first of all, to all my homies (LAUGHTER) I’d like to thank you (LAUGHTER). I would like to thank you all for having us here. I would like to thank you guys for […]
YOUTH PROFILE: JOSEPH – WORKING
HARD TO ACHIEVE HIS DREAMS
Joseph learned about First Place from his social worker. He then enrolled in the Economic Literacy class, which he said was a great learning experience. When he moved into his own apartment, he said he felt like he was taking responsibility for his future. “Moving into my […]