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.

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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.