About three months after I first entered the foster care system at age 12, a foster parent uttered words that would stay with me for the rest of my life. “Gay people are sinners who have […]
Anyé Young remembers the first time she went to Dave and Buster’s without her dad. The arcade was where Young and her father forged many happy memories together, a special place that Young considered “our […]
Xocheezy* is an 18-year-old foster youth who came of age in California’s juvenile justice system. That might have been avoided had her family ever been connected to housing support. It is not rare for […]
Gang member, poor kid, ward of the court, foster youth, violent felon, lost cause … Growing up I was often told who I was by the adults around me before I ever had the […]
On Tuesday, an Oregon foster youth will be asking tough questions of the state’s candidates for governor. Organized by Children First for Oregon, the Debate for Oregon’s Future is entirely youth led, with all questions written […]
Love is a selfless thing. It’s affection given by someone who doesn’t desire anything in return. Love is said to be given by family but sometimes family are not by blood, but instead whom you […]
Part of what amazes me about foster youth is our ability to survive and love despite the never-ending hardships that follow us. What amazes me even more is our ability to know and believe love […]
Outside looking in, you may think foster youth got it made. In California, youth in foster care are eligible for several state and federal grants aimed at helping them succeed in college. But the truth […]
This year, Fostering Media Connections (FMC) launched its first-ever Youth Voice photo essay contest sponsored by Walter S. Johnson Foundation and invited current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to submit a collection of […]
This year, Fostering Media Connections (FMC) launched its first-ever Youth Voice photo essay contest sponsored by Walter S. Johnson Foundation and invited current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to submit a collection of […]
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