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Youth Spotlight

Youth Spotlight: Brittney

July 1, 2019

Meet Brittney. Brittney is 20 years old and has been in foster care for six and a half years. Brittney has been involved with Project LIFE since 2012 and has served in various leadership roles, including speaking on panels at the statewide conferences and participating in a number of advocacy opportunities. Currently, she serves on […]

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Youth Spotlight: Josh

March 4, 2019

Meet Josh. Josh entered foster care in 2013 and was adopted in 2015. He has a lot to be proud of: he is the first in his biological family to attend high school, he got his learner’s permit, and he has been able to overcome depression. Currently in his junior year in high school, he […]

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Youth Spotlight: Nick

December 4, 2018

Meet Nick. He is 15 and has been in foster care for less than a year. Recently he became involved with Project LIFE by attending the Fall 2018 Statewide Youth Conference in Arlington, where he was voted by his peers to win the Youth Spotlight Award. Nick is currently in 10th grade and plans to […]

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Youth Spotlight: Amber

August 1, 2018

Meet Amber. She is 15 and has been in foster care since she was 13 years old. Project LIFE recognizes Amber for the impact that she has made on the staff by serving in a key role at a recent event. Amber and two other Project LIFE youth organized and assisted with a central region […]

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Youth Spotlight: Christian

July 2, 2018

Meet Christian. He is 16 and has been in foster care since he was 13 years of age. Christian is approaching his junior year and is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at his high school. This past school year he has maintained an A average throughout his enrollment in the IB program, earning […]

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Youth Spotlight: Katrina

June 1, 2018

Meet Katrina. Katrina is 18 years of age and has been in foster care for three years. She has recently participated in the Project LIFE May 2018 Youth Statewide Conference and was recognized for many certificates including the June Youth Spotlight recognition award. Katrina has impacted so many individuals and achieved so much over the past year. Recently, she […]

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Youth Spotlight: Michael

April 2, 2018

Meet Michael. He is 14 and has been in foster care for six months. Michael has made a huge impression on everyone that comes into contact with him. This school year initially, Michael was not the most excited to start at a new school when he came into care. Prior to starting classes at his […]

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Youth Spotlight: Amanda

March 1, 2018

Meet Amanda. She is a 23-year-old foster alumnus. We wanted Amanda in her own words to share her foster care experience because it shows the power of permanency and hope. “I came into foster care at the age of three. I was in foster care until the age of 7 when I was adopted. At the age […]

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Youth Spotlight: Briana

January 2, 2018

Meet Briana. She has been in foster care for 5 years. Briana is completing her last year of high school. She is excited to be a senior this year. She is currently 6th out of 70 students, placing her in the top ten percent of her graduating class. She plans on pursuing a degree in […]

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Youth Spotlight: Alex

December 1, 2017

Meet Alex. Alex has been in foster care for three years. He recently participated in the Project LIFE Fall 2017 Statewide Conference and was recognized by his peers for many awards, including being selected as the December Youth Spotlight. In addition to his achievements at the recent conference, he is most proud of growing up in a positive […]

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