Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

Quote from Good Will Hunting : Will: He used to just put a belt, a stick, and a wrench on the kitchen table and say, "Choose." Sea...

In what ways are various organizations and agencies inviting the passion and dynamism of foster care youth and alumni to be a part of their...

I am currently researching various organizations that certify foster care youth/alumni as child welfare trainers. This is a project that I a...

Earl Stafford, Virginia businessman, Air Force veteran and 60-year-old founder of Universal Systems and Technology decided to give a front...

Because: “Nearly 100,000 youth are confined in juvenile jails, prisons, boot camps , and other residential facilities on any given night.” ...

Foster care youth are often multisystems youth . Therefore, I am currently working with Dawn Folsom, a passionate member of Foster Care Alum...

One in five former foster children report experiencing homelessness after "aging out" of foster care. Investing in housing progra...

The following blog entry represents a personal struggle that I have had this week. I am trying to learn from this experience and move forwar...

A valued friend of mine recently asked my insights regarding designing a web page for young people in her state who are "aging out...

Does this statement sound familiar? "In the event of an emergency, please secure your own breathing apparatus first before placing one ...

I apologize to my readers for not posting for a while... This has been a beautiful, magical, wonderful and amazing year! It has also been a ...

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,...