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Foster Parents (32 found)
Note: These stories are from Represent and its sister publication, YCteen, which is written by New York City public high school students.
A study finds that children cared for by gay and lesbian adoptive parents do as well or better than those cared for by straight adoptive parents. (full text)
Jennifer, born in Paraguay, adopted, re-named, and raised by an abusive white woman, goes into care and wonders who she considers family. (full text)
After being taken away from her drug-abusing mother and then beaten by her first foster mother, the author doesn't trust adults. (full text)
A new Casey Foundation Report talks about how helpful kinship care is to youth in foster care and how relatives taking care of children should get more support. (full text)
Teyu endures cold showers and not enough food before discovering her foster mother's bizarre secret. (full text)
Manny slowly develops a bond with his foster mom, who plans to adopt him. (full text)
Hattie's relationship with her latest foster mother bends but doesn't break. (full text)
After years of living with abuse, the writer hopes he’ll move past his anger in a new home. (full text)
Arelis loves visiting her sister’s foster home. The foster mother, Mary, is warm and caring, and just happens to be gay. (full text)
When Aquellah and her sister Taheerah move into a new foster home, they finally get the holiday they deserve.
Natasha attends a support group for foster parents, and is surprised to learn about their struggles.
Advice from a therapist on how to adjust to a new foster family.
Aquellah arrives in her latest foster home ready to get kicked out, but instead finds unconditional acceptance.
Fannie becomes comfortable with being gay when she moves into a foster home headed by a lesbian foster parent.
Taheerah never feels comfortable, accepted, or respected in the foster homes where she's lived.
The author wants to connect to a caring foster parent, but worries that no one will be able to see past her anger.
Based on her experience, Arelis argues that there are too many bad foster homes in the system.
Jeffrey’s foster mother earns his trust by setting fair rules, cooking wonderful meals, and showing support.
Monique is nervous about leaving her group home, but finds a foster mom she can trust.
The writer’s foster mother may have a beautiful house and a well-stocked refrigerator, but that doesn’t make her a good foster parent.
Tamara vows to become a foster mother someday so she can give youth the respect, emotional support, and love she always wanted but rarely received.
LeFonché is devastated when her mother refuses to allow her white foster mother to adopt her.
Shameek gets kicked out of her foster home for being a lesbian.
In a previous article ("A Foster Mother from Hell," March/April 1994), Angi wrote about her life in an abusive foster home. In this article she describes how a social worker read the story and arranged her transfer to a new foster home, where she feels loved and respected. Angi credits writing with changing her life.
Angi’s story about her nightmarish foster home helps get her a new placement where she feels loved and respected.
Omar describes how his foster mother, Ms. Bradley, teaches him the value of using journal writing to express and understand his anger.
After living with an abusive foster mother, Alex speaks up and realizes he has the power to make changes in his life.
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