According to data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), 46% of the nation’s youth age 17 and under report experiencing at least one trauma.

THE LOST & FOUND INSTITUTE

THE LOST & FOUND INSTITUTE

System & Trauma impacted people need opportunities to heal.

True liberation and transformation starts with having a chance to change and heal on an individual level. Only then will we be able to become a healthy organizer and advocate who can walk alongside others in their journey.

The system and the government was created for the people and by the people but not our people.

– Aaron Toleafoa

Most people who enter our country's criminal legal system are survivors of trauma but their experiences are ignored because of the dehumanizing structures that exist. If you are a true advocate for justice, you won’t ever grow out of or away from the adversity that injustice brings. You cannot fully serve people if you are not willing to fight for them.

- Kristen Nicole Powell