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Forty years ago, Liz Herrera was studying to become a social worker at UCLA. Herrera told her field advisor that […more…]

As a kid, Nilda Palacios was sexually abused at home and at school. She tried to escape into a relationship, […more…]

In spite of the tragic outcomes that impact the majority of children raised in foster care, Serita Cox beat the […more…]

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In 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their […more…]

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Ready To Succeed, which has set countless youth exiting the turbulence of foster care on their paths to career stability […more…]

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Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]

Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]

Alma Castillo was a rising junior in high school in South Los Angeles. A time when students begin making their […more…]