Covenant House's New MissionDavid Thier on how Covenant House is seeing more local kids than ever before ... and what the charity is trying to do about it |
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Tawana's appearance doesn't betray her upbringing. Dressed in dark blue scrubs for her job at Tulane University Medical Center, she looks like the young professional she is. She speaks with straightforward simplicity and confidence, telling her story with the practiced remove of someone who has put the past in its place. Tawana grew up in Central City. Her mother died when she was 2, and her father was incarcerated for the bulk of her childhood. She says she was sexually and physically abused throughout her youth and was familiar with the drug culture. Read more » |
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