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Amy Silverman is a journalist, teacher and memoir writer based in her hometown, Phoenix. She is executive producer for The Show, an original production of KJZZ, the Phoenix NPR member station. Amy's work has appeared in local and national outlets including ProPublica, Literary Hub, This American Life, The Guardian and The Forward. Her book, My Heart Can't Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love and Down Syndrome was published by Woodbine House in 2016. Amy's work has been supporetd by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the Fund for Investigative Journalism; she's done fellowships with the Nieman Foundation at Harvard and the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at USC. She's a three-time winner of the Arizona Press Club's Journalist of the Year Award. Amy is married to Ray Stern, state politics reporter for The Arizona Republic. They have two daughters. Learn more at amy-silverman.com.

Zainab Edwards points her right arm forward while standing on the ice. She is wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt and pink gloves.
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Million-dollar question: How to find safe homes for those with complex needs

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022July 6, 2023

This story also appeared in KJZZ and Slate Zainab Edwards is an ice skater. It runs in the family. Edwards’ mother, Cynthia Elliott, grew up on the ice in Minnesota and her older daughter skated competitively for years. So when Elliott and her husband Dave agreed to foster Edwards five days after her fourth birthday, […]

Zainab Edwards puts her left leg on the edge of the ice rink to stretch as her mom talks with her. Zainab has her hand under her chin and is smiling.
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Why it’s hard to find safe homes for some people with disabilities

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022January 3, 2023
The author, Amy Silverman poses with her family at the base of a staircase. In the front is Sophie who has long hear, wears glasses and is wearing a sleeveless black dress. Amy's husband Ray Stern is behind Sophie. He wears a plaid shirt and jeans. He has his right hand on Sophie's right shoulder. Amy is in the middle. She has long wavy hair and wears glasses. She also is wearing a black dress. On the right, is Annabelle, who has her arm around Amy. She has short hair and is wearing a black dress.
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How my daughter changed my reporting

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022December 16, 2022

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