North Carolina

Kristie Wimbush spent 4 years in North Carolina's foster care system. At three weeks old, Kristie Wimbush entered foster care. Five years later, she was adopted by a loving mother. At seventeen years old, Kristie's adoptive mother passed away, and she was orphaned without support. Because of this, Kristie struggled... Read more

Jamie Wharton spent 8 years in North Carolina's foster care system Jamie's mom died when she was one year old, and so foster care became the life she knew. In some of Jamie's seven placements, she was left at home by herself, or left with a neighbor that smoked a... Read more

Angela Quijada spent 4 years in North Carolina's foster care system. Angela is currently a Junior at North Carolina Central University in North Carolina, majoring in social work. Her home state is the sweet state of California. She is a focused, determined, and resilient young woman. She first entered the... Read more

Asia is enrolled in high school and living in foster care. Her gpa is a 4.0 and has been awarded a full scholarship to Ohio State University to study engineering. Her goal is to become a biomedical engineer. Asia was removed from her mother and siblings 2 ½ years ago... Read more

Angelica spent 5.5 years in North Carolina's foster care system She entered care at the age of 9 years old. She is a high school student and has maintained a 4.0 grade point average. Her aim is to attend college and graduate school to earn her Master's in OB/GYN. This... Read more

Isaiah Roberts spent 10 years in North Carolina's foster care system Isaiah has received principle honors award for straight A's in his freshmen year of high school. He also received the African American Academic Excellence award in his junior year of high school. Isaiah feels that “It is vital that... Read more

Kashawn McRavion- Little spent 9 years in North Carolina's foster care system. Kashawn McRavion-Little wants to bring his foster care experience to others. He says, "We are in it together. I may not have been exactly through what others in the system have been through but I do feel the... Read more