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Working this past week at the iCount 2010 Oregon Teen Conference had such a impact on me. I went into just expecting to teach workshops honestly. I ended up connecting...

I’ve spent the last four days with very little sleep and jammed packed schedules but I wouldn’t change it for the world! The Oregon Teen Conference (OTC) was phenomenal. Before...

I went to a training today for the youth advocates that work in ACS's (NYC's child welfare system) building. There are 5 of us with very different personalities and different...

THANK YOU FOSTER CLUB FOR GIVING ME THIS STEPPING STONE YOU ARE GREAT, YOU HELPED ME TO DISCOVER AND EMBRACE OTHERS YOU HELPED ME TO ELEVATE MYSELF THE TEAM IS...

Well-being

We've been learning a lot about identity In all-star training lately. What this translates to for the all-stars is "game face". Game face is what we present to the larger...

a re-occuring theme in some of the training we've had at foster club lately has included identity and additude. Which in fosterclub lingo translates to "game face" as far as...

Well-being

Someone once said that you never find yourself until you face the truth..Today makes it two weeks since I have been in Oregon however it feels so much longer and...

Today I started to learn that family is really the most important thing in my life. I went to and did my first panel discussion as an All-Star. I started...

So one day I was at home and just decided to start writing and this is what I came up with. It's not one of my best pieces of work...

Well-being

It has now been a week since I have been in Seaside, Oregon at the All-Star house and while I came here with experience under my belt I am slowly...

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