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Z

Z is a 20-year old single mom, full-time college student pursuing her bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice. She entered foster care at the age of 12 and is currently in extended foster care. Z enjoys writing, hiking, and relaxing with her son in her free time.

Look Further than the Surface

5/18/2022

Look Further Than the Surface

Youth Voice Writing Contest essay finalist "Z" writes about the ineffectiveness of the foster care system, from its origin to the present.

As Deadline for Federal Pandemic Relief Looms, Fosters Are Being Failed Yet Again

9/9/2021

As Deadline for Federal Pandemic Relief Looms, Fosters Are Being Failed Yet Again

As a deadline approaches that ends pandemic relief for Foster youth, writer "Z" worries those in the child welfare system will slip through the cracks.

10/27/2020

Real Power is Within Us

Current and former foster youth weigh in on racism and police brutality. By Z “I can’t breathe” are the words uttered by George Floyd, Eric Garner and many other individuals whose lives who have been taken, stolen, by those charged with the duty to “protect and serve.”