Local nonprofit hopes to bring teen centers to all Utah high schools Feb 2 Written By Brooke Gledhill Wood Halfway through her sophomore year, Cesilia Gonzalez’s mother left her and her two younger brothers.“She never came home," she said. "She had been arrested and was later deported. From one day to the next, my whole life changed.”“Had I had that support from the age of 16, with knowledgeable and trained adults, I would’ve known how to finish high school," said Gonzalez. "I would’ve been most likely put in foster care, because the programs exist. But nobody knew what to do, and nobody knew how to handle it.”The then-16-year-old spent the next two and a half years wandering the halls of Logan High School.“Nobody really knew what to do, so they basically said 'Good luck' and sent me on my way," said Gonzalez.Gonzalez is not the first to have this experience, said Emily Bell McCormick, Founder and President of The Policy Project. Brooke Gledhill Wood
Local nonprofit hopes to bring teen centers to all Utah high schools Feb 2 Written By Brooke Gledhill Wood Halfway through her sophomore year, Cesilia Gonzalez’s mother left her and her two younger brothers.“She never came home," she said. "She had been arrested and was later deported. From one day to the next, my whole life changed.”“Had I had that support from the age of 16, with knowledgeable and trained adults, I would’ve known how to finish high school," said Gonzalez. "I would’ve been most likely put in foster care, because the programs exist. But nobody knew what to do, and nobody knew how to handle it.”The then-16-year-old spent the next two and a half years wandering the halls of Logan High School.“Nobody really knew what to do, so they basically said 'Good luck' and sent me on my way," said Gonzalez.Gonzalez is not the first to have this experience, said Emily Bell McCormick, Founder and President of The Policy Project. Brooke Gledhill Wood
