Youth Voice

Jazmine Anderson writes in this poem about how safety can sometimes be what you make it.

Ashley Calderon writes in this poem about what she identifies as her origin and home after experiencing homelessness.

Youth Voice Writing Contest essay finalist Alora Danielle Benitez writes about the negative effects of reunification with biological families.

Youth Voice Writing Contest poetry finalist Qualyn Wilson writes about the connection between the foster care system and prison.

Youth Voice Writing Contest essay finalist Esther Taylor writes about how the separation from her mother before her death affected her.

Youth Voice Writing Contest poetry finalist Tasha Matthews writes about what a world without the foster care system would look like.

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

Youth Voice Writing Contest poetry finalist Tierra Lamore writes about how safety can be a social construct.

Youth Voice Writing Contest essay finalist Essence Thomas writes about how dance became her safe place in the midst of instability.