Friends, family and an education make up the fabric of regular lives for many people. To me, they are extraordinary gifts
Right now, there are around 50,000 children in state care in Australia. Of these, 60% will end up being long-term welfare dependent. 30% will experience homelessness. Around 46% of the boys will spend time in prison, and 15% of the girls will spend time as sex workers. 25% will go on to work menial jobs for the rest of their lives. Only 2.8% will make it to university.
Fifteen years ago, I was one of those children. To say that my university education has transformed my life would be an understatement. My time at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford gave me skills to earn a comfortable living, a community of friends to call my own, and a family. These things make up the fabric of regular lives for many people, but they are extraordinary and unexpected gifts for kids who find themselves alone in the world. To me, they remain extraordinary still.
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