Minnesota

Sophie spent 7 years in Minnesota's foster care system. Permanently removed from her biological mother's care at 10 years of age and removed from her father's care at age 11, Sophie Sandin experienced over 23 different placements including kinship care, treatment centers, group homes, emergency, temporary and long-term foster care... Read more

Oluwatobi spent 1 years in Minnesota's foster care system. Born in Nigeria, Oluwatobi Oluwagbemi spent one year in foster care before she was adopted. Even though her past was filled with pain, trauma and bullying, she chooses to focus on the future by setting goals. Oluwatobi does not let the... Read more

Victoria spent 2.5 years in Minnesota's foster care system. Victoria entered the foster care system at the age of 15, in the middle of her sophomore year of high school. She lived in a relative/kinship placement home for a year before she was sent away. She found a permanent foster... Read more

Aliyah Boatman spent 2 years in Minnesota's foster care system. On June 1st, 2015, Aliyah entered foster care and was placed in a single parent home in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She attended North Academy of Arts High School where she also graduated in June of 2016. As an intern at the... Read more

Javon Turner spent 15 years in the Minnesota’s foster care system Javon is attending Normandale Community College and hopes to transfer to the Dunwoody College to achieve a degree in marketing and psychology. He volunteered as a youth leader at Waite Park Wesleyan Church for a year. In addition he... Read more