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Lived experience

Foster care alum La Tika Smith-Jeffery

Learning the language of love

A young woman describes how her adoptive parents’ love and support gave her the confidence to pursue her dreams.

Foster care alum Melissa Pacheco

Breaking the cycle

A young woman vows not to repeat her parents’ mistakes.

Foster care alum Catherine Pearson

Letter to a foster parent

A woman who grew up in foster care thanks her former foster parents.