The stories on this page come from youth in care or former foster youth. We have a strong respect for the sharing of personal stories, and we hope these lend you strength and support along your journey.
- Mandi (PDF)
- Dreams Do Come True: An Unexpected Journey into Social Work (PDF)
- Appreciating the Small Things People Take for Granted: One Teen’s Journey (PDF)
- Look How Far I’ve Come (PDF)
- An Open Letter to Foster Parents (About Culture) (PDF)
- A Voice from Within: Growing Up as a Birth Child in a Foster and Adoptive Home (PDF)
- Hard Work! Plus a Little Luck (PDF)
- Foster Care Month 2009: Booklet of Appreciation Statements (PDF)
- Voices of Youth: Stories and Poems from Current and Former Youth in Care (PDF)
- A Love So Much Deeper than the Ocean: An Adoption Story (PDF)
