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Stories of Struggle, Triumph and Resilience

In this episode of “Heart of the Matter”, award-winning author David Ambroz joins Elizabeth Vargas to share his incredible journey of overcoming poverty and homelessness and rising to become a successful lawyer and advocate for change.

David’s childhood was marked by hardship and a system that failed him. Yet, he defied the odds, achieving remarkable success and using his experience to fight for a better future for vulnerable youth.

Tune into this special episode to hear David’s inspiring story and his powerful message about investing in our children early on before they fall victim to a broken system.

Heart of the Matter with Elizabeth Vargas is available via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and drugfree.org.  

After you listen, explore our resources to learn more about the topics and themes discussed in this episode:

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