National speaker tells of time in foster homes
CENTER TWP — One rape, 13 foster homes and a suicide attempt into Josh Shipp's childhood, and all it took to save him was a foster father who just wouldn't give up.
“Kids don't talk out, they act out,” Shipp said. “For me growing up in foster care, I felt I had no one I could talk to or turn to about these different heartbreaking, confusing, terrifying things going on in my life.”
On Tuesday morning, about 275 people gathered at Community Alliance Church for a speech, not a sermon. Butler County Children and Youth Services Agency brought in Shipp, a nationally recognized speaker. Shipp spoke to a room about his experiences growing up in the tumult of foster care and the lessons he has learned about helping children thrive despite adverse experiences.
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