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GUARANTEE A SPOT ON THE ALL-STAR TEAM FOR A YOUNG PERSON FROM YOUR STATE OR ORGANIZATION.

By sponoring an All-Star position, you gurantee that a youth from your state or organization will sit on next year’s All-Star Team. You will also have access to an outstanding young leader for the 9 months following the summer portion of the internship for public speaking events, special projects, or to play a lead role on an advisory boards. Sponsorship spots are limited. For more information, contact Celeste at FosterClub, 503-717- 1552

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FOSTERCLUB’S
EMERGING LEADERS.
Your generous donation will help us train and suppport young people in using their voice to create positive change in the foster care and to motivate their younger peers who are still in the system. Learn more >

FosterClub All-Stars

This year, at least 10 young people with experience in the foster care system will be chosen as FosterClub All-Stars. They will be provided with intensive leadership and public speaking training, then dispatched in teams to Teen Conferences and foster care-related events across the country. The will motivate and educate their peers in foster care, raise public awareness, and work on issues of critical importance to young people in the foster care system.

	Wendy Schiller 2005 Put into care at age 11 and emancipated out of the system at 18.... More >
	Eprise 2005 So... I was five when i entered the system. I left after 6 months, entered for 2 and a half years, left for 6 months, entered for 2 years, left for 2 years, entered at age of 13 and never left again. My parents rights we terminated when I was 15. I'll elaborate mor... More >
	Schylar 2005 I was removed from my home at the age of 6 and place into the foster care system. Upon entering the system I went through 13 different placements, including foster homes, group homes, and residential treatment. At the age of 17, I was allowed to live on my own thro... More >
	Daniel Knapp 2005 Dan was 9 years old when placed into the system and was adopted at the age of 14 by his first and only foster mother. He is thankful to his family for their lifelong guidance.... More >
	Nicole 2005 I entered the system at the age of two due to my mother's drug abuse. I was in care for about two years, then I moved back with my mom until I was 14. I was then placed back into foster care at 14 due to abuse and again my mothers addiction. At 18, I became indepen... More >
	Bregetta Wilson 2005 I was removed from my mother's care at the age of fourteen, due to her drug abuse. My two younger sisters and I were placed in the care of our older sisters. We resided mostly in Wisconsin, but later moved with our older sister who resided in Chicago. We eventually... More >
	Tyler Bacon 2005 I entered the foster care system at the age of 13. I lived in several different homes and schools. I graduated in 2004. I was booted out of the system at the age of 18. I experienced homelessness for a while. I am now in the Independent Living system in Florida. I ... More >
	Theresa Moy 2005 I was raised as a Chinese American speaking Cantonese fluently and some Tosanese with my grandma. When I entered foster care at the age of 12, I was no longer my own person. I was told by others on how I should act and behave based on their cultural expectations.... More >
	Lupe Ortiz-Tovar 2005 In Lupe’s 13 years in care, she has experienced living in homes within the state and private systems.... More >
	Shawn Semelsberger 2005 I was placed into care when I was 14, I was in 5 different foster homes, I went back and forth from my bio-mom's and back into care. I almost became homeless when I aged out, luckily I became involved with the Jim Casey Youth Initiative I was able to become more se... More >

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