Angela Quijada-Banks poem about foster care " Caged in Care"

I wrote this poem while in Okinawa, Japan. 

It is featured in a collaborative book with other alumni of the foster care system, social workers and foster parents

 published by The EMPTY FRAMES INITIATIVE, a non profit organizations that supports foster youth.

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May is #mentalhealthawareness & #fostercareawareness

How are you bringing light to these issues this month?

What is one way you have shown resilience in spite of mental health/ foster care challenges?