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The Me I Once Was
By Nathanael Matanick
Jojo spent ten years in Californiaā€™s foster care system, eventually aging out. Defying the odds, she went on to attend college and become an advocate for other children who, like herself, find themselves in a bureaucratic system. She currently works helping foster youth successfully transition out of the foster care system.
“If only I could speak to the younger me/
if only I could give her a glimpse at who she would be/
I would say to that angry little self/
Out of this chaos comes priceless beauty.”