4 years in Texas Foster Care System Zoe entered the foster care system at 13 years old with one of her brothers, due to physical and sexual abuse. Being placed in foster care prevented Zoe from seeing her 6 other siblings. Going into her second placement, her and her brother... Read more
Council Term: 2014-2016 Ms. Jones is a master level social worker and served as a National Foster Youth and Alumni Policy Council member with a strong commitment to impacting system-level change.Read more
Years in care: 15 Montoya entered foster care at age 5 due to a history of abuse. Montoya lived in 12 foster homes and 2 residential treatment centers. Montoya participated and advocated with P.E.A.K.S camp, Teen Conference, Youth Leadership Council, Lone Star Conference, and Youth in Action at the State... Read more
Years in care: 11 Shelby is a Administrative Assistant with Sam Houston State University at their Student Money Management Center. Shelby is a sophomore in college trying to obtain a Major in Psychology with a Minor in Finance. She has a cat named Yuki and they live in a beautiful... Read more
Ernesto entered the Texas foster care system at 12 years old with his three siblings. Ernesto lost his father months before high school graduation. Ernesto went to San Antonio College for four and half years studying Psychology and Sociology. Ernesto works full-time and volunteers a lot of time reforming the... Read more
Christine spent 6 years in Texas's foster care system Christina Tyler entered foster care with her siblings shortly after her family faced unstable housing, and remained in the system until she aged out at eighteen years old. While in foster care, she moved to six different foster homes because of... Read more
Carlie Patrick spent 13 years in Texas's foster care system, she entered foster care at a very young age and experienced fifteen placements, ranging from foster homes to group homes. She was placed on medications and in residential treatment programs due to her mental health struggles, and she believes that... Read more
Krystle Hodges spent 8 years in Texas's foster care system. During her time in foster care, Krystle experienced about eleven different placements. She experienced challenges being labeled a "problem child", when she just wanted a home. Recently, Krystle was adopted. She currently attends high school and is also taking college... Read more
Casey spent 12 years in Texas' foster care system. Not long after Casey’s father was sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison, and his mother neglected to provide for her children, Casey entered into the CPS System. Two and a half years later he was finally reunited with his family... Read more
Davina spent 9 years in Texas' foster care system. At nine years old, Davina's father was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison on charges of intoxicated manslaughter. Her father’s absence led to her life in the foster care system. At the time, Davina's mother was not in the position to... Read more
