Oregon

Whitney spent 6 years in Oregon's foster care system. Whitney entered care at the age of two due to her parents struggles with addiction and providing for the needs of six children. She has experienced learning challenges due to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Whitney experienced kinship care then was placed in... Read more

Garrett Hoppe spent 3 years in Oregon's foster care system Due to his biological mother's mistakes, Garrett Hoppe entered the foster care system at the age of fifteen. Spending three years in the system, he experienced three placements including foster homes and kinship care. Garrett was unable to maintain family... Read more

Lupe spent 2 years in Oregon's foster care system. Lupe has been in care for 2 years. Although she has had mixed feeling about it, she has taken advantage of the opportunities it has given her. She serves as a Junior Leader for her local 4-H club where she has... Read more

Amairani Morales spent 5 years in Oregon's foster care system Amairani entered the Oregon Foster Care system at the age 14 due to an unsafe living environment. After entering care, Amairani moved multiple times in different foster homes. After three years, she found a place she could call home. During... Read more

Years in care: 4 years in the Oregon’s foster care system Kevin attends Oregon State University. He has high goals of graduating with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science and plans on continuing on to Digipen for their Master's Program in Video Game Design. He is an RA at... Read more

Alexis is from a small town an hour west of Portland, Oregon. She loves to read, explore new places, sing, laugh, and go to the beach. Alexis is very passionate about leadership and advocating for foster youth. She's also a member of Oregon Foster Youth Connection's legislative action team. Alexis... Read more

Jordyn Calloway spent 6 years in Oregon's foster care system. Jordyn is enrolled at OSU and is working toward a Bachelor's in Biology. She plans to go to graduate school, her goal is to become a doctor or possibly a surgeon to help children with deformities. Jordyn was removed from... Read more

Ashleigh Shelanskey spent 4 years in Oregon's foster care system Ashleigh, age 17, wants to own a business wants day and dreams of having her own law firm. Once she graduates from high school, she plans on pursuing a degree in law. Ashleigh is an active participant in the My... Read more

Hana Kent spent 13 years in Oregon's foster care system. At just seventeen years of age—thirteen of which have been in foster care—Hana Kent has already committed herself to taking an active role in note only her own education, but in the education and betterment of those around her. Though... Read more