Today, David is on the board of Equality California and is a co-founder of FosterMore. Yet he remains optimistic, hopeful and driven to make change. He reminds us that issues of poverty, mental health and system accountability are squeezed into overwhelmed government structures that too often react to our most vulnerable families with judgement, criminalization and dismissal rather than support, compassion and true human and family engagement. Significantly throughout the book, David finds grace and forgiveness for those who failed or hurt him. David Ambroz has a powerful voice and a compelling and very difficult story that he has shared in “A Place Called Home.” His riveting memoir chronicles his childhood experiences with persistent homelessness, unrelenting hunger, physical abuse and a damaging journey through foster care, eventually emancipating from the system to find a path to attend college and law school. There are no more critical voices in this business than those with lived experience. By Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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