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David Ambroz

David Ambroz, author of the new memoir "A Placed Called Home"

9/8/2022

A New Memoir Shares Lessons of a Boy Raised Homeless and in Foster Care

Amy Whipple

David Ambroz, who spent some of his childhood homeless and in foster care, has written a memoir, which will be released this month. Photo courtesy of Ambroz.
Growing up in the late 1980s and early ’90s, David Ambroz and two older siblings slept in New York City’s Grand Central Station and other public places along the eastern seaboard.

12/19/2016

A Call to Action from Champions of Change: Democracy is not a Spectator Sport

Opinion

Guest Writer

For the past five years, the Obama administration has honored more than 1,300 ordinary citizens who drove positive changes every day in their communities with a “Champions of Change,” (COC) award.

5/14/2015

Foster Mother’s Day 2015

Opinion

Daniel Heimpel

The biggest day on Los Angeles’ child welfare calendar shows what foster care is really about. When many people think about foster care, their thoughts immediately go to the heart wrenching headlines they read in the newspaper.

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