Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

Here's the scenario: A young woman ages out of foster care. She enters the adult world, totally on her own. This young woman enters coll...

A quote that I read in college, two years after I was legally emancipated from foster care, still resonates with me today. I return to it,...

One more step ahead for the Foster Care Movement happened in Toledo, Ohio today! While driving to Toledo today, I listened to some of the la...

On Friday, I had the privilege of attending the Ohio Family and Children First Forum. This event was chaired by Ohio's First Lady, Franc...

As a former foster child, I am writing this blog entry to celebrate the efforts of one man, who is using his personal summer vacation time...

Photo by Julie Pudlowski, International Medical Corps Millions of children worldwide die preventable deaths each year because their growing...

Graph from Maia Szalavitz's article about "The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry," August 20, 2007. H.R. 5876 ...

Lisa, Kerri and Allyson at Colorado conference One of my favorite workshops during the Many Voices, One Vision conference was "Youth-...

Photo of Gov. Bill Ritter with Lisa I had the privilege of meeting Colorado Governor Bill Ritter in person this week at the Many Voices, On...

Good things are happening in Colorado, under Gov. Bill Ritter's leadership. In April 2007, United Way made it possible for a pair of fos...

I only wish that my state would invest more time and money in youth housing... Alameda Family Services Bill Wilson Center California Coali...

Follow this link if you'd like to read a portion of my keynote address....

Photograph by Mike Tobias, Port Arthur News A group of Texas residents appear to be enforcing their own form of segregation , by protesting...

http://www.merage.uci.edu/~mckenzie/rethink/rethink.htm

1.) Back to school : Sometimes, like tonight, I dream that I didn't really get my degree after all... I am informed that I am just one c...

Dave Jones, a California Democrat, recently introduced legislation to bring foster children into the court hearings that decide their fates ...

Please visit this site to learn more about the history of Child Abuse Prevention Month, state chapters and free resource packets.

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term describing the uncomfortable tension that may result from: - Having two conflicting thoughts a...

Fostering Healthy Connections Through Peer Mentoring is a program initiated by the Child Welfare League of America and piloted in Louisvill...