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Fall/Winter 2007
Successful Youth Encourages Adults to Help Teens in Foster Care
In our cover story, adoption expert Pat O’Brien said that teens who are in foster care need adults to make an unconditional commitment to them. They need that before positive changes can take place in their lives.
Shantaye, a young lady who grew up in foster care, agrees. She is now studying at a university with the goal of having a career in social work. We recently asked Shantaye for her thoughts on life as a teen in foster care and how committed adults can make a difference in a young person’s life.
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Spring/Summer 2007
Victor's Story
Victor
is a bright, insightful young man who aged out of foster care a few years
ago. He reports that while he was in
care, he was looking forward to being adopted.
However, as he got older, his permanency goal was changed from adoption
to independent living. He said this left
him feeling “not so good, although I kind of acted like I didn’t care.”
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Fall/Winter 2006
Jamelle’s Story
Jamelle is a bright, thoughtful young man who entered foster care when he was two years old. For the first four years, he lived with his grandmother and his great aunt.
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Spring/Summer 2006
When Adoption Doesn’t Happen...
Permanent Connections are the Next Best Thing
Sometimes an appropriate adoptive family cannot be identified for a young person. As a result, they “age out” of foster care at 18 without a permanent family of their own. This can make their lives difficult, because they’re missing an important source of support as they transition into the adult world.
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Fall/Winter 2005
Renee's Story
"At age eighteen, I 'aged out' of foster care and was on my own with no guidance and no one who seemed to care... Children need permanent homes with parents who will show them love. And they need this no matter how old they are. It's never too late."
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May/June 2004
April’s Sibling Story
Each month in our Kid Korner column, we help former foster children to speak out about their foster care and adoption experiences in their own words. This month, we feature the thoughts of April Curtis, the Youth Liaison at the University of Illinois’ Children and Family Research Center. In keeping with our cover story theme, Ms. Curtis discusses her experiences with her siblings in foster care.
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September/October 2003
Lisa’s Story
Each month in our “Kid Korner” column, we feature the views of a young person regarding their experiences with foster care and adoption. This month, we are highlighting the comments of Lisa, a former waiting child who is now a senior in college.
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July/August 2003
Dorchaunae’s Story
In each Kid Korner column, we feature a young person’s perspective on foster care and adoption. This time, we spoke with a twelve-year-old young lady named Dorchaunae, who recently welcomed a foster brother and sister into her biological family.
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YOUTH SPEAK OUT