Maine

Tiffani entered the Maine Child Welfare system at age 16. She experienced four placements in two years. After aging out, she entered extended care so she could have access to support and resources. Tiffani volunteers at a homeless shelter, advocates on many levels, including the Youth Leadership Advisory Team (YLAT)... Read more

From the age of 5 years old, Huyanna Clearwater has been in 14 different placements in the foster care system. In 2014, Huyanna received the Brad Levesque Award for youth who go beyond the line to improve the system. In the spring of 2017, Huyanna helped start a club on... Read more

Noah Patnaude has been in foster care for seven years now in the state of Maine. Noah experienced 7 different foster homes. Noah lived with religious, non-religious families, lived with a LGBTQ+ family where there was two mothers, and two different group homes. During the last seven years Noah has... Read more

For a young lady who started out with the odds against her, Ashley Landry has more than made her way to a better life. In fact, by many standards, she’s now ahead of the game. Ashley joined the foster system when she was just 2 years old. The next several... Read more

Leah Alejandra Cleland spent 11 years in Maine's foster care system. Leah was placed in care at the age of 7. After 2 failed adoptions, 8 foster homes and 2 group homes Leah successfully graduated from high school in 2010. Overcoming obstacles like physical and emotional abuse, Leah now lives... Read more

Joshua Calcia spent 11 years in Maine's Foster Care System. Joshua Calcia is currently pursuing his Associate’s Degree and plans to work at getting his Bachelor’s Degree following completion of his current program. On top of being a full time student, Joshua works part time but still finds time to... Read more