Selena moves from foster home to foster home and doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. Fed up, she acts out in school. If teachers tried to understand her, she’d make more of an effort to succeed academically. [more]
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The author was sexually abused by her adopted father for several years. After she goes into care, she decides to testify about it, and sends a predator to prison. [more]

Salenna tries to become more popular via Facebook and Instagram but it ends up making her feel envious and lonely. Unplugging improves her life. [more]

Precious has been homeless and in foster care. Writing has always helped her cope, so she sets up a website to allow others to share their stories. [more]

Writers from the 2017 summer writing workshop explore what it means to be an activist. They realize while talking that they actually do quite a lot! [more]

Like the mom in the movie, reviewer Alexus had a fun, loving, but irresponsible mother. She says the movie is like a candy-colored version of her own childhood. [more]

Melanie argues that gun control is the way to keep American's safe—not Trump's attempts to keep immigrants out of the country. [more]

Jazmine reports on Techie Youth, a nonprofit that gives hands-on computer training to foster youth and former foster youth. [more]

Abigail Johnson, Demetria Mack, and Elvia Victorio interview ACS Commissioner David Hansell about his plans to improve foster care. [more]

Marlo starts volunteering mostly to make business connections, but then a foster care organization helps him with college. He vows to keep giving back. [more]