Dominic Carter | Keynote Speaker on Foster Care, Resilience, and Overcoming Adversity

Cartel turncoat says El Chapo tried to have him killed

Please meet 14 year old Elijah. I raised my left arm high up in the air and said to him “High five…can I get a high five.” Elijah complied . Elijah’s pleasant demeanor and contagious smile stands out.  Elijah is 14 years old but has fallen behind in school. He’s only in the 5th grade and reads on a 1st grade level.  A homeless shelter I mentioned in a blog post is titled, the “Hotel Lynx.” Elijah and his mom Audry Martinez live there. They have been in NYC shelters for the last 2 and a half years. When talking to Elijah’s mom she told me that in a million years that she never thought she would find herself in this situation. When we were in their living quarters on the fourth floor, of the “Hotel Lynx,” all of their possessions were in this one cramped room. You had to sign in with security in the lobby with photo I.D, and then security escorted you to an office, where you had to sign in again with photo I.D again This was all a serious reality check. We wer...