{"product_id":"hope-for-the-holler-travis-wooten-9798286857968","title":"Hope For The Holler: The Battle to Reform Foster Care in the Heart of Appalachia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope for the Holler: The Battle to Reform Foster Care in the Heart of Appalachia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not everyone can change the world. But you can change it for someone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHope for the Holler\u003c\/i\u003e, a seasoned foster parent, Appalachia advocate, and social services professional takes readers on a no-nonsense, insider's journey through the foster care crisis in West Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book born of heartbreak, honesty, and hope. From funeral homes and pharmacies to family courtrooms and kitchen tables, the realities of the foster care system come to life here-messy, broken, and urgent. What sets this book apart is its raw authenticity and unflinching voice: equal parts social commentary, investigative journalism, and policy proposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll read about: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painful realities of abuse, addiction, and system failure in rural communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy child placing agencies (CPAs) consistently outperform the state-and how they can lead the way forward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow innovative tools like AI, trauma-informed intentional communities, and paid professional foster parenting could radically change outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat it really means to show up for kids in crisis-emotionally, legally, and politically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir. Part manual. Part Appalachian survival guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a policymaker, foster parent, caseworker, social worker, educator, pastor, judge, or voter-this book is for anyone who cares about children caught in the cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to honor the past but embrace the future. The current system is overburdened, under-designed, and held together with duct tape. But we don't have to keep doing it this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope for the Holler\u003c\/i\u003e offers a roadmap rooted in experience, compassion, and grit. It's not utopian. It's not partisan. It's not written from an ivory tower. It's written from the trenches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Travis Wooten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798286857968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Travis Wooten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203236086015,"sku":"9798286857968","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40f9c7db-8af3-4bbe-8575-aa9f0cf53846.jpg?v=1756834754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-for-the-holler-travis-wooten-9798286857968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}