Jimmy Pt. 1

In Part One of Jimmy’s story, he recounts entering the foster care system at age 7 and being placed in 6 different foster homes. During his stay in foster care, he was physically abused in one home, ran away from another, and while in a shelter, lost touch with everyone that he cared about. After being moved from the shelter to a home, he found a supportive foster family who encouraged him to go to college, but their foster license expired, and Jimmy could no longer stay with them. Jimmy’s next foster family dropped him off at a church after he graduated from high school, and suddenly he was a homeless college student fighting to make his way in the world. Jimmy’s story will continue in the next episode. If you are a former foster child who aged out of the system and want to share your story, email us at [email protected]! You deserve to be heard.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook! Credits: Jimmy Vaughn Recording team: Bryan Kelly & Jennifer Reeves Recruiting:  Jacqueline Juhn Editing team: Thomas Samuelson & Jennifer Walters Interviewer: Lauren Zang 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