Episode 195: A Family Reunified (w/ Jackie Polk)

What are the factors that cause a child to enter foster care? Addiction? Abuse? The reality is, it's rarely a single situation. Today's episode contains many factors that are all too common in foster care. For Jackie Polk, it was a combination of domestic violence and addiction that led to her children being removed from her care. Jackie gave birth to twin boys, and 16 months later, the Department of Child Services (DCS) stepped in to remove her children. Her story includes addiction recovery, domestic violence, and eventually foster care reunification. Today, she is coming up on six years of being clean and sober, is married, and has a two-month-old son in addition to her twins. Jackie's hope is that you find hope through hearing her story and realize that regardless of your circumstances, your story can be rewritten. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jackie as much as I did! (Don't forget that through the month of August, a generous donor has offered a matching grant up to $20,000! Double your impact today.) Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/jackie-polk-195/