GGS - The Future is Family: Teen Dream Center
Good Grit Stories6 Maalis 2019

GGS - The Future is Family: Teen Dream Center

Can gathering around the table and sharing a meal really change the lives of at risk teens? Find out as we sit down with the Teen Dream Center in Nashville, TN.

Words by Leah Gwin

Read by Nancy Peterson

Cover Photo by Abigail Bobo

Original Music by Kyle Carpenter & Wilder Adkins

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