Leslie Vooris

Writer and Filmmaker, New York City, US

Leslie Vooris is a Los Angeles native, and a writer and filmmaker based in New York City. A former foster youth and adoptee, her work explores family, displacement and the meaning of home. Her writing has appeared in HuffPost, Salon and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She is writing a memoir about growing up in foster care in the shadow of Hollywood.

Written by Leslie Vooris

Children playing with buckets in sand by a brick wall, an adult sits on a towel wearing a hat nearby.

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When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home

by Leslie Vooris