2019 All-Stars

Breanna Harris 10 years in Washington’s foster care system 18 years old She/Her/Hers Breanna entered foster care at the age of 8 years old. She moved from foster home to foster home up until the age of 16 where she found a home that truly accepted and cared for her... Read more

Arielle Duncan 6 years in Michigan’s foster care system 18 years old She/Her/Hers Arielle Duncan is originally from Battle Creek, but now lives in Detroit, attending Wayne State University, majoring in Public Relations. She has lived in 5 different foster homes and 3 separate guardianship, from the time she was... Read more

Stormy Lukasavage 3 years in Kansas's foster care system He/Him/His Stormy Lukasavage used his three years of lived experience as well as his passion for authentic advocacy to create opportunities for former youth. He first started working on the state’s tuition bill which would grant foster youth a tuition free... Read more

4 years in Utah’s foster care system 18 years old He/Him/His Miguel entered foster care at the age of 14, he has had 7 placements mostly of which were foster homes and congregate care. Some of the challenges he experienced were due to the instability of placements and school. Currently,... Read more

10 years in New York’s foster care system. 20 years old She/Her/Hers Marie entered care the year of 2009, she lived in four different foster homes. Due to the law change allowing foster youth to opt-in care till the age of 21, Marie will be in foster care till the... Read more

3+ years in Utah's foster care system 19 years old She/Her/Hers Olivia entered foster care at the age of 16, and has been in 5 placements including kinship, adoptive, group home, independent living and a foster home. After trying out multiple different placements, she found a loving home with her... Read more

5 years in Montana’s foster care system 18 years old He/Him/His Lester is from Great Falls, Montana. He entered into care at the age of 13 years old, he has had 8 placements mostly foster homes and a kinship/relative placement throughout those years. Lester says the hardest thing he has... Read more

10 years in California’s foster care system 22 years old She/Her/Hers Michelle entered care at the age of five for one year and was then reunified with her mother. While in foster care Michelle experienced 6 different placements, which included a kinship/relative placement with her older sister, a group home,... Read more

4 years in Virginia's foster care system 18 years old He/Him/His While in the foster care system, Melvin has done some extraordinary things. He currently serves as President on an advocacy group called SpeakOut which helps to bring many issues in Virginia’s foster care system to Legislature. Melvin is also... Read more

9+ years in New York's child welfare system 19 years old They/Them/Theirs Rori Matthews is a bigender foster youth who entered foster care at 10 years old. They were placed in a relative-foster home with their paternal grandparents and are expected to remain in care until they are 21 years... Read more