Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

When do you feel most like yourself? What are you feeling? What are you wearing? Tonight, I am wearing a dark blue sweatshirt that says ...

Do you see this tall slab of wood? Today, it is nothing more than an ordinary door. But it will be transformed over the weekend into a vehi...

This press release from the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare is the best news that I have heard for a while! Kudos for this o...

After a keynote address that I gave to an audience of youth from all over the nation at the 2008 NILA conference , highlighting some of the ...

Postcard from Foster Care Alumni of America Historically, the age of 18 was thought of as a divider between childhood and adulthood. Back ...

My recent postings have focused largely on areas in need of reform. But I also want to make clear that I have a lot of hope and faith that ...

Cartoon used with permission from www.markstivers.com The 25,000 young people aging out of foster care each year don't have a parent...

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....