Zariah’s Light: Lost in the Cracks
Meet Zariah Finley Dodd, a 16-year-old warrior who spent her life fighting.   In 16 years, she endured nearly twenty group homes, carrying her world in plastic bags. Yet, she always found a way to laugh, dream, and love.

She finally found hope: a kinship caregiver, Fox, ready to adopt her. A real home was within reach.

But on July 4th, her dream was brutally shattered. Zariah vanished from her group home, and hours later, police found her shot in a park.   A girl who survived the system was taken by senseless violence.

Her death sparks a painful question: How many times can a child be failed?

Vigils rose, stories of her brave, bright spirit were shared. But weeks later, there are no arrests, no answers, no justice.   Zariah deserved protection and a future.

Her light still demands accountability. Let her tragic story be the force that finally fixes a broken system. We fight for Zariah.