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Reflections on the Public Opening of Foster Youth Museum By Jamie Lee Evans, Co-director My heart won’t stop racing and my head can’t calm itself long enough for me to explain or understand why I have found myself in near or complete tears since the public opening of Foster Youth Museum. Is it something about…
Fostering Truth: Exposing Lies and Exploring Strength Today we began installing Lost Childhoods at Warehouse 416 in Oakland. I’ve been part of Foster Youth Museum from the beginning – from the first moment the idea was born – so I found myself surprised that seeing items we started collecting in 2007 were choking me up like it…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Annie Gardiner / annie@greenpenguincomm.com / 510.339.1363 Media Preview: Thursday, March 5, 5:00 PM Foster Youth Museum Presents First Public Exhibit: Lost Childhoods March 6 – March 29, 2015 Exhibition Location: Warehouse 416, 416 26th Street, Oakland, CA First Friday: Friday, March 6, 6:00-10:00 PM February 19, 2015 – Oakland, CA…
Forever Faded It was something like February 25th, the day after my 18th birthday, and my Mom had given me 100 bucks. I remember being in the car, smoking weed with a few friends, headed to Venice beach. We were on the way to the tattoo parlor so I could get my first tattoo. The…
Two Months Before My 18th Birthday Two Months Before My 18th Birthday is an interview with Angel-Lee Woolsey, who has two objects in “Lost Childhoods,” an exhibit of Foster Youth Museum. You have an unusual object in the museum. Can you tell me about it? Yes, I donated a piece of Monopoly money with a…
Cards of Hope Our friends at Braid Mission recently visited the Museum of Lost Childhoods to better understand the experiences of youth in foster care. One photo in particular stirred this spiritual community to action: A photo of youth spending Christmas Day in her group home. See what the Braid Mission did next.
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