July 24, 2015
Joel Choi and Melissa Hish: They served together on the Fairfax County’s Youth Advisory Committee where Melissa observed Joel’s “great leadership skills and follow through.”
Stories this photo appears in:
Vienna: Joel’s Story
After foster care experience: Architecting his own path.
Joel was taken into foster care when he was a high school junior, after reporting to a coach what was going on at home. Schools are “mandatory reporters,” and, as such, they are legally compelled to call social services in a case like Joel’s.
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