By Team FosterClub — May 1, 2008
Anthony DiCosmo has managed to grab one of the 38 roster spots with the XFL's New York/New Jersey Hitmen, and he can thank a mother who's made him feel like one in a million. Or, specifically, one in 60, the number of foster children Petrina DiCosmo... Read more
By Team FosterClub — May 1, 2008
Sometimes the hard times foster kids go through are the very things that shape their success as adults. Allison Anders is a successful writer and director, one of the few women directors who have been able to sustain a career in independent film. In... Read more
By Team FosterClub — May 1, 2008
Alonzo Harding Mourning is his full name. He was born in Chesapeake Virginia on February 8, 1970. As Alonzo grew up, his parents found it harder and harder to get along together and, when Alonzo “Zo” was 10 years old, they decided to separate. The... Read more
By Team FosterClub — May 1, 2008
Charlotte was born in Puerto Rico on September 25, 1976 to a mother who struggled with mental illness. Convinced that the “demons” would not follow her to the cold and distant state of Vermont, her mother moved the little family that included... Read more
By Team FosterClub — Apr 23, 2008
Chapin Hall released a new report: A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime: Relational Permanence Among Young Adults with Foster Care Backgrounds The phenomenon called “aging out” includes approximately 20,000 young people who enter adulthood directly... Read more
Tagged:By FC Steve — Mar 5, 2008
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893) Passed unanimously by both Houses of Congress in September, 2008, the bipartisan Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act represents the most... Read more
