by Megan Holmes • In today’s society, everyone is promoting self-love. The message is that you should embrace yourself and walk confidently in your skin, […]
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Every Kid is ONE Caring Adult Away From Being a Success Story
As Josh Shipp puts it, “Statistically, I am supposed to be dead, in jail, or homeless. At 14, I’d been kicked out of so many […]
Read moreA healthy relationship in my life todayPerspectives from children and youth in foster care
In the last issue of Fostering Perspectives we asked young people in foster care, “Describe a healthy relationship in your life today. How do you […]
Read moreYouth in foster care are vulnerable to exploitationAn excerpt from Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew’s testimony before Congress
On October 23, 2013, foster care alumna and human trafficking survivor Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on […]
Read moreA Foster Care Alumna’s Thoughts on Self-Care
by Shanita Didly-Goings Relief coursed through me when, at age 12, my siblings and I were taken from our uncle. But relief quickly turned to […]
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