Foster Youth Stories

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 23, 2019

Virginia Vitzthum, editor of Represent, a national magazine by and for youth in foster care, talks about the stories shared in the magazine and the awards for Youth in Foster Care. Pauline Gordon, former award winner who works in social services with foster children and Demetria Mack, award winner headed to Howard University this fall, also join the conversation.

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