Rimy Morris is the second oldest of the 11 children born to her mother. She spent about 12 years navigating the child welfare system. During care she faced challenges that included struggling with her mental health, homelessness, familial relationships and being institutionalized amongst a host of other trials.
Navigating the child welfare system was difficult for her but she recognized that understanding the system was vital to the success of her family. She learned as much as she could and found unique and understandable ways to teach it to her family. The differences in ages, intellectual disabilities and traumatic experiences they were living through made this task even more difficult. This didn’t deter her though. The responsibility was a constant struggle but her siblings always found ways to step up to plate. People often express to her how lucky her family is to be were they are and to that she answers, “A blessing? Yes. Luck? Absolutely not. This was many intentional steps made by my family and lots of hard work.”
She hopes to help intentionally create more families like hers and arm them with knowledge to create a healthier future.
