Three Artifacts by Tiffany Arres

Missing 2009: Tiffany Arres: Tiffany’s missing persons poster was placed around Los Angeles County after she ran away from the group home as a teenager. That was neither her first nor last time running away.

The Spot 2007: Tiffany wrote “The Spot” about her feelings while in a group home, and she included the people she met there as characters in her. story

Boys Don’t Cry: A boy from one of the group homes she was placed in embroidered the words “boys don’t cry :(” onto a cloth. He and Tiffany bonded over their love for music, especially The Cure. He let Tiffany keep it after he switched homes. Tiffany holds the stories of so many youth she met in her time staying in different group homes.