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    Born Without a Name, Elijah’s Story

    Not every foster child finds a family. The forgotten ones grow up alone in the faceless embrace of bureaucracy. Waiting and wishing, like runts in a litter of kittens staring hopelessly out of an emptying box. Elijah Callender is one of those people. Like the others, the state covered his eyes and clutched him tightly until his 21st birthday. Then it dropped him.

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    [Seattle] Gearing up for 2012! Discuss news & next steps: 1/23/12.

    We’re getting 2012 underway with our second Meetup dedicated to Aging Out of Foster Care, it’s going to be a bright year and an incredible project!  We’re excited to tell everyone the scoop on moving forward; we’ve good news about opportunities to work with Seattle’s inspiring and proactive Mockingbird Society, plus planning our next steps setting Aging [...]

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    Brittny

    Photos and Video by William Vazquez Aging out of Foster Care, Brittny’s Story from William Vazquez on Vimeo. Brittny’s mother and father were unable to care for her and she passed back and forth between her parents and grandparents. It was her grand parents that finally put her into foster care. While in foster care [...]

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    Announcing SalaamGarage/Local: Seattle!!

    Announcing the first SalaamGarage/Local:SEA Meetup! This is an overview, planning and introduction meeting for media folk interested in volunteering their skills to SalaamGarage/Local:SEA. We’ll be introducing our first project, Aging Out of Foster Care, it’s success in NYC (huge!) as well as our plans to launch ‘Aging Out’ in Seattle. When: Monday, 12/5/11, 7-9pm Click [...]

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    Krista, Healing on the High Seas

    Story and Photos by Heather Walsh When Krista was a child her parents were unable to care for her and her older sister. At the ages of 5 and 9, the sisters were placed into foster care for 8 years. As a teen she returned to her family, after years of being shuffled between family [...]

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    Shirley +3, Aging-Out of Foster Care in NYC

    Story and Photos by Alejandra Villa We are still waiting for the reporter to complete this stoy.  in the meantime here is a summary: At the age of 3, Shirley was abandoned by her mother, for the next 11 years, she bounced from home to home under the care of her father who will regularly [...]

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