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Youth Advocate: I’ve Been There So I Can Help Pedro explains his work as an ACS Youth Advocate. In this program, young adults who were in foster care themselves help youth in care with their Family Team Conferences and other preparations for aging out. [read more] |
| Keeping My Cool When Imani learns she is being moved to a new foster home simply for bureaucratic reasons, she throws a major tantrum (and a chair). Then she contacts her lawyer, and learns there's more power in communicating professionally than in going ballistic. [read more] |
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'I Just Didn't Have Anybody' Misty Stenslie, director of Foster Care Alumni of America, was in foster care in eight different states and entered adulthood feeling alone and emotionally devastated. Connecting with other people who had been in care helps her gain a new sense of freedom and self-worth. [read more] |
| ‘I Need a Winter Coat!’ Alisha needs a winter coat, but no one at her foster care agency seems to know who's responsible for that. [read more] |
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Learn to Advocate Sabrina lays out a six-step advocacy process that foster youth can use to stand up for their rights in the system. [read more] |
| Unlocking the Cage Door Growing up, Lavell is abused by her father and her uncle. She summons the courage to report the abuse and finds a safer home. Later she shares her experiences with a supportive therapist, which helps her begin to heal. [read more] |
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Stealing My Good Name Chimore wants to have a good credit history because she's about to age out of foster care. Then she finds out that her identity has been stolen and fraudulent credit card accounts opened in her name. Through persistence, she manages to clear up the problem. [read more] |