Home Left: Jessie Wiser (right) poses with the Williams family, who formally adopted her after she aged out of Tennessee’s foster care system. Right: Wiser (right) reunites with former social worker Danette Thigpen-Woodcock, whose support helped shape her journey into social work. (Photo provided by Danette Thigpen-Woodcock) Left: Jessie Wiser (right) poses with the Williams family, who formally adopted her after she aged out of Tennessee’s foster care system. Right: Wiser (right) reunites with former social worker Danette Thigpen-Woodcock, whose support helped shape her journey into social work. (Photo provided by Danette Thigpen-Woodcock)

Left: Jessie Wiser (right) poses with the Williams family, who formally adopted her after she aged out of Tennessee’s foster care system. Right: Wiser (right) reunites with former social worker Danette Thigpen-Woodcock, whose support helped shape her journey into social work. (Photo provided by Danette Thigpen-Woodcock)

Left: Jessie Wiser (right) poses with the Williams family, who formally adopted her after she aged out of Tennessee’s foster care system. Right: Wiser (right) reunites with former social worker Danette Thigpen-Woodcock, whose support helped shape her journey into social work. (Photo provided by Danette Thigpen-Woodcock)
APSU social work instructor and field director Jessie Wiser reflects on her journey through Tennessee’s foster care system. After aging out of foster care at 19, Wiser returned to Austin Peay State University and now helps prepare future advocates through the Department of Social Work. (Seth Riker, APSU)
Personal photographs shared by APSU social work instructor Jessie Wiser document her childhood, teenage years, and early motherhood during and after her time in Tennessee’s foster care system.
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