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

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 Omar McRavion-Little spent 9 years in North Carolina's foster care system. Kashawn entered care at age 5 after being removed from his home. After a year of living with foster families, he was moved to a group home where he remained for nearly 7 years until he was adopted... Read more