VOX ATL visited YouthSpark to ask the girls about crisis and what it meant to them and at the end of our session, a few of them wanted to share their thoughts and experiences on paper through writing and art. Read on
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We have all heard of foster care. However, little about the thousands of children and their experiences are ever brought to the public’s attention. Read on
If you could write a letter to your past self, perhaps as a forewarning of relationships to come, what would you say? Read on
With the parent-teen relationship, there should be privacy when it comes to their bedroom, journals, bathrooms and things of that nature — unless parents believe they have plans to harm themselves or other people. Read on
There's a bill under consideration this week that would extend foster care benefits to youth after age 18. Ann speaks up about why it's important to her and other youth who've been there: "It's kinda hard for us to grow up as fast as the system wants us to and we're not ready for it. And our brains aren't ready for it." Read on
I march because I wonder… at what point is our right to not be murdered more important than one’s right to bear arms? Read on