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Luke Fox

California

Luke Fox spent 6 years in California's foster care system. Before he was adopted, Luke Fox was moved between receiving centers, Non-Related Extended Family Member placements, foster homes, his biological mother's house, and Supervised Independent Living Placements. His entry into care was the direct result of emotional, physical, and sexual... Read more

2017 Outstanding Young Leaders

Jamie Wharton

North Carolina

Jamie Wharton spent 8 years in North Carolina's foster care system Jamie's mom died when she was one year old, and so foster care became the life she knew. In some of Jamie's seven placements, she was left at home by herself, or left with a neighbor that smoked a... Read more

2017 Outstanding Young Leaders

Angelique Roe

California

Angelique Roe spent 3 years in California's foster care system Angelique is a 4th-year Philosophy Major at UCLA preparing to graduate this spring. She has been working with different organizations to help other disadvantaged foster youth and guide them toward higher education. Some of her experience includes her participation in... Read more

2017 Outstanding Young Leaders

Keri Richmond

Ohio

Keri Richmond spent 4 years in Ohio's foster care system. Keri was only a couple days old when she entered the foster care system. At the age of two she was reunified with her biological father, but unfortunately was placed back into care due to various abuse. Around her fifth... Read more

2017 Outstanding Young Leaders

George Garcia

California

George Garcia spent 8 years in California's foster care system At ten years old, George Garcia entered the foster care system with his four siblings. Spending eight years in care, George experienced eleven placements and was separated from his siblings. By the age of thirteen, George severed ties to his... Read more

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Ethan Lamoreaux

California

Ethan Lamoreaux spent 5 years in North Carolina's foster care system. Born in Petrozavodsk, Russia; Ethan Lamoreaux was brought to the United States through adoption as a small child. At the age of thirteen, he entered the foster care system. Over the next five years, Ethan experienced six different placements... Read more

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Kaitlynn Dutkiewicz

Missouri

Kaitlynn Dutkiewicz spent 5 years in Missouri's foster care system. Kaitlynn has been in foster care for four years now, and will be turning 19 years old this year. She currently lives with the grandmother of one of her best friends. Kaitlynn is not currently in school, so she is... Read more

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Michelle Palmer

Oregon

Michelle spent 15 years in Oregon's foster care system. Michelle spent a total of 15 years in state’s custody during her childhood. She struggled with moving during the 7 different placements, but focused on choir which was the only activity regularly accessible to her. Currently, Michelle serves as a leader... Read more

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Sophie Sandin

Minnesota

Sophie spent 7 years in Minnesota's foster care system. Permanently removed from her biological mother's care at 10 years of age and removed from her father's care at age 11, Sophie Sandin experienced over 23 different placements including kinship care, treatment centers, group homes, emergency, temporary and long-term foster care... Read more

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Kyra White

Indiana

Before aging out, Kyra White spent ten years in the foster care system experiencing ten placements in regular and therapeutic foster homes. She entered care the age of eight, due to an abusive stepfather and her mother's incarceration. Kyra found it incredibly hard to build healthy relationships due to constant... Read more

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