Helping foster youth discover their dreams
Jamerika Haynes-Lewis is the former USA Ambassador Ms. 2021. Having been in foster care as a child, she uses her platform to empower youth and advocate for families.
Lived experience
“I want people who are thinking about adopting to look beyond babies and toddlers”
Kandice Harmon spent most of the first eight years of her life in foster care. And she has a message for prospective families.
Finding my voice, changing my story
“I believe in you. When my seventh-grade teacher said those words to me, it clicked. And so, I’m saying them to you. There are people in the world who see potential and greatness in you.”
“I found my family at Walmart”
A foster care alum writes about the friends, colleagues, and strangers who helped her succeed after aging out of care.
Be perfect? No, just be loving and kind
A mother who was adopted as a baby reflects on raising six children she and her husband adopted from foster care.
“I want other kids to know the things I learned over time”
Catherine Monet was adopted by her foster parents when she was 21. We talked with Catherine about her experience and her advice for parents, social workers, and other youth in care.