Claire Conover by Margaret Fenton

Hey y’all. Claire Conover here. First of all, I want to thank the legendary Dru Ann Love for inviting me to be part of this. Glad to be here. I’m typing this on my laptop from a courtroom at the Jefferson County Family Court, so I don’t have a lot of time. As some of...

A day in the life of Claire Conover by Margaret Fenton

Hi! My name is Claire Conover and I’m a child welfare social worker at the Department of Human Services (DHS) in Birmingham, Alabama. I’m thirty years old and I’ve been doing this job—longer than I can remember. Most days are pretty routine. I do the initial...