Simone Biles’ Time In Foster Care Ended When Her Grandparents Adopted Her
Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles was 6 when she and her sister were adopted by her grandfather and his wife after spending three years in and out of foster care. The gymnast’s mother, Shanon Biles, struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and she was declared unfit to care for the children. Biles’ experience caused her to support Mattress Firm Foster Kids, which supports foster families.
“I was so young, I didn’t quite understand what was going on,” Biles told People magazine of her experience in the system. “But I recall some of the kids coming to the foster home with only the clothes on their back and a backpack.”
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