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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Thomas Jeffries

Thomas Jeffries

Thomas Jeffries is a journalist, editor, and recreational basketball player. He was born on the East Coast, grew up in the Midwest, and now resides with his wife and kids in Colorado. Thomas has written for several magazines, newspapers, and websites, but his greatest passion as a writer is long-form narrative nonfiction. His journalistic adventures have taken him from Washington, D.C., to inner-city Chicago to Florida’s death row.

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