Amanda Metivier spent three years in foster care before aging out, and going on to receive a Bachelor’s (2008) and Master’s (2012) degree in Social Work from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Amanda has been a foster parent to teen girls, and is coordinator and founder of the advocacy organization Facing Foster Care in Alaska [...]
Thuch Malual Deng graduated from the University of Washington on June 11, 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health/Individualized Studies and Diversity. He came to this country a “lost boy of the Sudan;” he knows his graduation date but not his birthday – all “lost boys” celebrate on January 1 because, “growing up without [...]
The scholarship application is now CLOSED. Recipients will be announced in June.
Every child needs a hero, somebody who believes in them wholeheartedly, and who is always on their side. Katie Napolitano, VP at a social impact investment company, is also Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to six New York City foster children, ages 4-19. These brothers and sisters had only been in the same room together [...]
Stanford University senior Iberia Zafira recently wrote us the following email: With your support, I was able to achieve my dream of studying abroad in France. As a Stanford in Government Environmental Policy fellow, I interned with BIO Intelligence Service (BIO), an environmental consultancy in Paris. At BIO, I worked on projects such [...]
Meet Arthur Miller – certified nurse’s aide, youth minister, peer advocate, college student, and future proud soldier. Oh, and former foster youth. Arthur, 22, was placed in the Ohio foster care system at the age of seven. With 10 placements, he has a lot to say about the system: The best thing about foster care [...]
All Ja’Nelle Earle ever wanted was a “regular family.” “You know,” she says, “like a perfect TV family with a stay-at-home mom.”
Our October 2012 Foster Care Hero is Jon Larsen of Richweb, Inc.
This month’s hero is Jonathan Elliott.
Faith and Kathy were matched in Foster Care to Success’ vMentor Program, the predecessor to the Academic Success Coaching Program in 2008 and have formed a close relationship that is important to both of them. Recently they had the chance to meet, and each of them wrote to tell us about it: Kathy said: I’ve [...]
