Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change

Author: Stand Up Speak Up June 2, 2017 Duration: 43:59
By now you’ve heard Shelley’s story. You’ve heard about her troubled childhood, her time in the foster care system, how she was trafficked into sex work, and everything we know about Shelley’s disappearance. We now wanted to make the most of all the attention this series has received, so we take a look at the foster care system and programs available today, to see if anything has changed. Plus, Karla finds a private investigator willing to look into some of the leads that we’ve uncovered during our research. Can we find out what happened to Shelley? Does anybody know? Are they too scared to talk? Guests this episode are child & youth welfare expert Jane Kovarikova, Halton Collaborative Against Human Trafficking Coordinator Cindy Stover, and Chris Williams of Canadian Private Investigation Services. Have you seen Shelley Desrochers? E-mail findshelleynow@gmail.com London Police Missing People: www.londonpolice.ca/en/about/Missing-People.aspx  Host and Producer: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Editor Co-Producer: Joel at East Coast Radio Creative My Sisters Place GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/mysistersplacelondonontario This podcast contains music used under a creative commons license. Dazie Mae - The Winter Of My First Love Receive our newsletter, contribute show ideas and feedback by emailing: karla.tolstoy@standupspeakup.ca  Support the show: www.standupspeakup.ca/give/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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