LuLu: Don't Give Up Me

LuLu entered foster care at five years old. Her mother abused drugs and abandoned her and her siblings to their father who abused them.  LuLu went through 156 homes during her time in foster care. Through hard work and grit, she overcame a lack of a support system, homelessness, and the other obstacles she faced when she aged out of care. She not only earned her high school diploma, she achieved a 4.0 during her first semester of college. Lulu believes that everyone needs someone to not give up on them; foster parents should treat their foster children as their own; caseworkers should not make children feel worse than they already do; and the system overall needs to teach children or they go out there knowing nothing.  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: Lulu Fowler Recording team: Bryan Kelly Editor: Mark Zamora Editing team: Jennifer Walters and Thomas Samuelson Interviewer: Jennifer Walters and Katherine Serrano Music Credit: Nostalgia” by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obu Creative Commons – Attribution 3.0 Unported – CC By 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b… Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/03Aky9bhOMU   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