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85% say "Yes, foster care makes me feel like I am abnormal"

11% say "No, I was in foster care and I feel normal"

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Bring FosterClub to your State

FosterClub participates in over 50 different events each year, including Youth Conferences. If you’d like to see us in your area, let your State Independent Living Coordinator know! This summer, we’ll be kicking off our 2008 Tour with theme BACKSTAGE PASS… make sure you’ve got a front-row seat to hang with the FosterClub All-Stars! Find the contact info for your State Independent Living Coordinator at www.nrcys.ou.edu/yd/state_pages.html

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FosterClub All-Stars named as National Foster Care Month Spokespeople

Eleven current and past FosterClub All-Stars were named as official spokespeople for the National Foster Care Month campaign. Check out who they are here, then read more about National Foster Care Month at www.nationalfostercare.org

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FosterClub Leaders go to Washington DC!

Fifteen young leaders from FosterClub joined more than 100 people from 43 states in our nation’s capitol on April 10th to share their foster care stories and advocate for the Kinship Caregivers Support act. An esitmated 15,000 foster children leave foster care and find safe, permanent families with this legislation. You can join the effort by writing your Congressional Representatives at

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Help Fix Foster Care – Call Your Congressman!

In just five minutes, you could help change life for thousands of kids in foster care! Call this special toll-free phone number and ask your Senators and Representatives to support the Kinship Caregivers Support Act! Let youth voice be heard by our nation’s leaders!

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Band Together

Foster Care Month is coming up! Download FosterClub’s Band Together Guide and find out all the ways that young people can improve life for kids in foster care.

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Logo Contest - win CASH! NEW DEADLINE MAY 15TH

Design a logo for the National Association of Foster Care Managers. If your design wins, you could get a chance to work with a professional designer to fine-tune your design for use across the country, plus you could win $250 CASH! Hurry, enter by MAY 15th.

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