Michelle Barclay and Aver Oliver on the Story of Danny

We’ve all heard it takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes when a mother is also a child, it takes the village, government resources, treatment facilities, therapists, probation officers and medication to raise a child.  Danny’s mother was 14 years old when he was born, and lived with her mother and uncle. You would think it a privilege to have an uncle willing to take in his sister, her 14-year-old daughter and his nephew. Unfortunately, this uncle wielded power and control with his fists, and no one, especially baby Danny*, could find refuge in this home.