NY: She went through foster care. Now she leads one of the oldest U.S. child welfare organizations. (Includes video)
MSNBC – November 29, 2021
Kym Hardy Watson will never forget the cold November day she was separated from her parents and siblings and entered the foster care system. She always felt loved by her mom and dad, but her home life began to spiral out of control. It culminated in the 1970s when Watson, who was 8 at the time, and her three younger siblings, who were 4, 6 and 7 years old, were separated and placed in separate homes. Decades later, Watson’s journey has helped inform her new role as president and CEO of Graham Windham, one of America’s oldest social service agencies for children and families. The non-profit was founded in 1806 as an orphanage by philanthropic women, among them, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the widow of Alexander Hamilton.
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