I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for ‘aging out.’ Angela Featherstone Read Quote
The courts don’t remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball in order to blow off the steam all 5-year-olds have. It’s because the parents were unfit, not the kids. Angela Featherstone Read Quote
The Heart Gallery premise is very simple. It is a special traveling exhibit of photographs featuring Los Angeles foster youth, designed to highlight the need to find loving adoptive families for waiting children. Angela Featherstone Read Quote
When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was ‘too old’ and ‘no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.’ I felt hopeless and alone. Angela Featherstone Read Quote
