Brandy is a former foster youth whose journey has been shaped by creativity, advocacy, and unwavering determination. After experiencing instability, PTSD, and significant setbacks in early adulthood, she pushed through severe mental health, housing, and academic challenges to return to school. Today, she works at a nonprofit supporting foster youth in higher education and is set to graduate with her bachelor’s degree this spring. Art is Brandy’s deepest outlet, she carries a sketchbook everywhere she goes and channels her lived experience into powerful illustrations and poetry. Creating allows her to tell the story of foster youth through beauty, healing, and honesty.