Keeping Families Together
“My Life in the Homeless Services”
Above: Jimmy and Christina Christina grew up in the foster care system in Ireland. Here, she describes how “the system” (…) Read more
Care in the United Kingdom
Kaydence Drayak is a 17-year-old living in the United Kingdom. Recently, she helped ATD-UK interview children and young people that (…) Read more
A System of “Care” That Harms Children
We often think that “care” or “foster care” protects children from parents who hurt them. In fact, however, the state (…) Read more
Exploitation, Stigma, and Humiliation
Above: Cover of Thérèse Ricard’s book, Tout est né d’une vie partagée (Everything Was Born from a Shared Life) A (…) Read more
Joseph Wresinski on Human Rights
Photo: Joseph Wresinski, 1985 © ATD Fourth World/Centre Joseph Wresinski/0640-140-032 In The Very Poor: Living Proof of the Indivisibility of (…) Read more