Aged Out: The Stories that Built Us

Jackie: Persevere Until Success Happens (Part II)


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In Part II of Jackie's story,  he tells us about the struggles and triumphs of going to college. He discusses founding UNT’s PUSH program to support foster care and aged out alumni and to educate the community on the issues present in the system.  Jackie also discusses his current work for CASA to help children in situations like his own.  Success does happen.

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Credits:

  • Jackie Davis
  • Recording team: Taylor Michals & Jacqueline Juhn
  • Recruiting: Ayu Fitzgerald
  • Editing team: Alyse Cicio & Christine Tran
  • Interviewer: Niki Akhaveissy
  • 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.

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