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When I was in foster care my perception of what permanency was completely different than it is today. I went into the foster care system at 14 so it was...

Tonight is my first blog and I have to say in the past 3 nights I've had alot on my mind. I have friends here in Oregon that I would...

so another day passes and i am still enjoying my selfwhile i am here. To day in trainning we talk about some pretty serious things.. One of the topics that...

I truelly cannot believe that it has been three days here in Seaside, OR. I was panicing after I found out I was chose, out of fear that I would...

I'm new at this blogging thing so excuse me if I don't do it right. However, I love to talk and will not stop unless told so blogging should be...

Well-being

A few months ago I received an email from Lupe at FosterClub letting me know that I had been chosen as a Missouri finalist to become a 2010 All-Star. At...

If you asked me one year ago where I would be today, I never would have told you that I would be interning for Foster Club. As we all know...

Young people who “age out” of foster care — or turn too old to receive foster care services — often face the challenges of adulthood without much support. uddenly, a...

Transition (aging out)

Most young people know that it’s important to have a plan before leaving foster care. But each year, FosterClub hears from youth who have left foster care and lost out...

Transition (aging out)

Listed here are just a selection of challenges that can make the journey to adulthood more difficult. If have one or more of these challenges, it does not mean that...

Transition (aging out)
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