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By Speak-Easy92 — May 31, 2011

It’s been about fifteen years since I last had any contact with my brother Jarel. For the life of me I couldn’t remember what he looked liked or even the last time we spoke, but last week on the 25th of May he entered my life again. While at work I... Read more

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By ashjack0808 — May 27, 2011

I’ve been thinking about writing a new blog post for quite awhile now. However, me being who I am, I’ve been waiting for the right inspiration or topic to come along. Sitting at my desk today, it just hit me that I should write about May! Not only... Read more

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By Speak-Easy92 — May 24, 2011

Diaspora- The dispersion of any people from their original homeland May is National Foster Care Month! (Hooray for being a foster kid) How often were you afraid to tell someone you were adopted, living in a group home, foster home, or even an... Read more

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By donr92 — May 23, 2011

This is just what I was thinking about as work ended, well theres more but here's this. Since I've been here I've learned alot about the fostercare system. I never really thought about how it was in other states I moreso figured it was generally... Read more

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By donr92 — May 18, 2011

My experiences here in Seaside have been quite interesting. The setting here is very different than what I’m used to. I live in the inner city of Pittsburgh and go to school in what is the country; Seaside is neither of those. This small tourist... Read more

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By Speak-Easy92 — May 18, 2011

I first want to congratulate all the Outstanding Youth honored especially those from New York. I read all your biographies and you seem like amazing individuals to say the least. The Power of Hate – As foster children many of us at one point carry... Read more

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By sjohnson244 — May 18, 2011

This week has been full of fun and excitement. I am meeting new people, trying new things, and learning a lot of new stuff. My fellow all-stars are awesome and I feel honored to be apart of this group- their great people. The town will be a little... Read more

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By DANiELA89 — May 18, 2011

Hello all... its Daniela here... I gotta tell you this has been a crazy couple of days!! Larry and I got in on Tuesday we didn’t have a chance to get in when everyone else did. but we got caught up real fast! I wanted to tell you guys a little bit... Read more

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By Isha-Charlie McNeely — Apr 24, 2011

When I use to think of Washington, D.C. I thought of it as a land that was far far away, Never Never Land (cuz they never seem to get anything done there) where everyone who is somebody resides and those people are the ones really in control. I... Read more

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By ashjack0808 — Mar 29, 2011

With a little more than 5 weeks of my final semester of my undergraduate left, reality is starting to set in. Within weeks I will be a college graduate and will have surpassed a life goal. I don’t know about y’all but that screams SUCCESS to me!... Read more