Carmen of Spokane, Washington, sits with her daughter Jasmine and granddaughter Aria at a local park. Carmen grew up in an abusive home, then foster care and on the street. At 17, Carmen aged out of foster care, pregnant and addicted to drugs. After a series of convictions, Carmen was on the verge of losing her children when she turned herself in. “[I didn’t] want my kids to go through life thinking I didn’t fight for them.”

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