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Language: en
Pages: 276
Pages: 276
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Abandoned by her teenage mother in 1954 to a overwhelmingly white charity organization so begins Theresa's life as a 'ward of the state' of New York. She shares
Language: en
Pages: 255
Pages: 255
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-01 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
An African-American woman offers readers an unflinching look at the foster care system, sharing her own story of being victimized by the system that was suppose
Language: en
Pages: 239
Pages: 239
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-01 - Publisher: Townsend Press
In her first book, Foster Care Odyssey, Theresa Cameron unforgettably described the 18 years she spent as a "ward of the state"—a black girl growing up under
Language: en
Pages: 274
Pages: 274
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-07 - Publisher: Penguin
Change a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year—and the number is
Language: en
Pages: 106
Pages: 106
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-10-16 - Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
According to A.B.C. News, approximately 800,000 children every year come in contact with the foster care system. While the system is set up to take in children