{"id":31158,"date":"2016-05-24T00:26:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T00:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/former-foster-youth-share-their-stories-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:08:37","slug":"exjovenes-del-sistema-de-cuidado-temporal-comparten-sus-historias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/former-foster-youth-share-their-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00f3venes que estuvieron en hogares temporales comparten sus historias"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this video, former foster youth share their stories about their experiences in care and how society often perceives them.<\/p>\n

“Everyone thinks that we’re such bad people,\u201d says Dawna Hovenier. \u201cWe are not bad people, we just had terrible circumstances in which we were brought up.”<\/p>\n

Hovenier was among 65 young people who traveled to Washington, D.C., in May 2015 to share their experiences with their congressional representatives.<\/p>\n

Trayvonna Tucker-Bayne also was part of the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy time in foster care is gone and past, I’m 25, but still, to give my story, and to be an advocate for those who are facing it today, it meant a lot to me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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