4 years in Nevada Foster Care System

Liz is a 19-year-old All-Star from Nevada. During her time in the foster care system, she was placed in four different homes. During this time she experienced hospitalization, physical and mental abuse, and homelessness. Despite her struggles, Liz participated in ROTC all four years of high school and raised over $1,000 in two weeks during the relay for life for cancer patients. Recently, she was elected president of the Youth Advisory Board for her independent living program. Liz is very creative and she enjoys arts and crafts. She plans to attend university to study criminology and art, and hopes to someday become a police sketch artist.

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2018 All-Stars
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