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The Quarantine Tapes 031: Keanakay Scott
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Keanakay Scott spent her childhood living in and out of foster care. At age 18, she became homeless for more than a decade, despite having employment. Scott discusses with Holdengräber the correlation between foster care and homelessness. She details her experiences with the foster care system, and describes how important it is to teach basic life lessons, like how to find an apartment, budgeting, and paying rent. Scott discusses her experience with issues surrounding fostered youth and PTSD. She was diagnosed with the illness at 27.After describing the trauma children experience in the foster care system, Scott and Holdengräber discuss concrete ways to implement change.Credits:Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA DirectorAnthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA DirectorAlejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, ComposerChristian Pitt - Production Coordinator Erin Cooney - Copy, ProductionDublab Team
Released:
May 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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