Merissa Hatch

Merissa Hatch, a writer and art teacher from South Central Washington, was a foster kid in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. She is a regular contributor on Medium. In 2015, she won the 2014 Ekone Youth in Media Award for her writing and art. Merissa teaches summer drawing classes and makes and sells crochet toys to raise money for local foster kids Christmas gifts until she is able to become a foster parent.