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Memoirs of a Foster Child

Author : Louise DeStefano
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of a Foster Child written by Louise DeStefano and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book In this touching memoir, Louise DeStefano explores how difficult it was to grow up without a stable home. She was shifted from one foster home to another while enduring abuse along the way. She always longed for the love of her mother. She wishes to share how the foster system failed her and her sister. Louise DeStefano also wants others who have been raised by loving parents to see how blessed they are by God. About the Author Louise DeStefano was born in 1946 in Bayshore, New York, and she currently resides in Aquebogue, New York. She wanted to be a secretary ever since the age of four, which she did accomplish. She is currently retired and enjoys making crafts and designing pictures, both of which are displayed on Etsy. Her family is the most important thing in her life. She has seven children, twenty-two grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, all of which are her reason for living. She is involved in the Community Baptist Church not too far from her home that she attends twice a week.

Counting Down

Author : Deborah Gold
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821446185
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Counting Down written by Deborah Gold and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Deborah Gold and her husband signed up to foster parent in their rural mountain community, they did not foresee that it would lead to a roller-coaster fifteen years of involvement with a traumatized yet resilient birth family. They fell in love with Michael (a toddler when he came to them), yet they had to reckon with the knowledge that he could leave their lives at any time. In Counting Down, Gold tells the story of forging a family within a confounding system. We meet social workers, a birth mother with the courage to give her children the childhood she never had herself, and a father parenting from prison. We also encounter members of a remarkable fellowship of Appalachian foster parents—gay, straight, right, left, evangelical, and atheist—united by love, loss, and quality hand-me-downs. Gold’s memoir is one of the few books to deliver a foster parent’s perspective (and, through Michael’s own poetry and essays, that of a former foster child). In it, she shakes up common assumptions and offers a powerfully frank and hopeful look at an experience often portrayed as bleak.

In the Care of Strangers

Author : D. Alexander Holiday
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450058760
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book In the Care of Strangers written by D. Alexander Holiday and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In three previous books, through a selection of prose poems, the author shared bits and pieces of a life, one comprised of complete abandonment by a mother and the disconnected roles played by extended family members, a life that eventually led to being placed in foster care. Now, for the first time, with In the Care of Strangers, he tells the entire story of what such a life was actually like. In this five-part memoir, dependent on the seven deadly sins, the author tries to reconstruct a painful journey of coming of age under the literal care of strangers and the individuals that made up the foster homes and hospitals that would help to shape a young man’s life, certainly a difficult life, riddled with abuse from the start (Malice) and ending with greed and envy in a fourth and final home. He finds and develops pride in himself while recuperating from a paralysis. How this young man attempts to survive the experiences of foster care while also having to contend with a disability, and still managing to try to simply achieve graduation from high school, with a goal toward college, is a testament to a human spirit beyond measure. This riveting story, told through an innocent, almost childlike voice of a boy shocked into care, then as an older man who has come to terms with his situation (The Unclaimed), and finally through the poetry, should be taken as an inspiration for many.

Homeward Bound

Author : Dante Drummond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781633183261
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Homeward Bound written by Dante Drummond and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging life story, spanning seventeen moves and twelve schools by the age of sixteen, Dante shares her dreams and fears - taking us from her loving family farm in Virginia to the wacky Driftwood Shack in Florida and beyond. We travel with her to the outskirts of an Indian reservation, on to a movie location in Tucson, and to a runaway teenage girl's life in downtown Los Angeles, California . . . eventually to the mega-mansions of Silicon Valley. The only reliable constant in this girl's life was change - new homes, new families, new experiences - ever adapting to new lifestyles. Amid the chaos, long-term relationships were difficult to form. But Dante was full of love, and wanted to be loved. From her artistic father and loving Nana to the sometimes cruel caregivers, and on to foster homes that would become her temporary sanctuaries, there was never a dull moment. And along the way, Dante's humor overcame adversity and restored healing and faith in the face of hardship and loss. But this is a story of hope - a metamorphosis of character and spirit, a journey of survival through a dim tunnel of self-doubt and unworthy feelings, and out into the beckoning light of a blossoming future. With determination and perseverance she transcended the limitations of the past - discovering faith and trust in the loving influence of those who cared along the way. With anticipation we follow Dante out onto the ledge. And we jump . . . and with her we learn how to fly.

Foster Girl

Author : Georgette Todd
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781484975237
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (752 download)

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Download or read book Foster Girl written by Georgette Todd and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster Girl opens with a bullet to the head along with a family history of abandonment, alcholoism, drug use, abuse, incarcerations and a tragic death– all of which forces Georgette and her baby sister into the foreign world of foster care. From there, Georgette has no choice but to raise herslef and her sister through a series of institutional residencies and unloving foster homes. Complete with transcribed court documents, letters, photos and narration by a spirited yet desperate teenager, Foster Girl recreates a wildly unpredictable coming-of-age story of one girl's struggle to survive long enough for life after foster care. Those already familiar of the child welfare system or interested in knowing more, and fans of "Girl, Interrupted," "Push, a Novel (Precious)," and Ashley Rhodes-Courter "Three Little Words," will also appreciate reading this unforgettable debut memoir. Foster Girl was edited by Alan Rinzler, the man behind Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72."

Steps to a New Future

Author : Breezy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453599525
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Steps to a New Future written by Breezy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While we were preparing for our last foster child to leave us, I made a comment to that foster child that I should write a book about my experiences. She said, “Then why don’t you!” Although I had thought about it for quite some time prior to that, I never thought that I would actually sit down and extend this opportunity to others. This information is for anyone who has entertained the thought of helping children. This is a great desire to have. A warm heart is sure to follow the success of any given occasion. This is a story about foster care and adoption. It’s not just any story; this is a true story. This is a story of love, diligence, sacrifice, kindness, and willingness to be selfless. This is my story. In the life of every child, they should be able to imagine hopes, dreams, goals, and ways how to be able to achieve them. Instead, I have learned that survival techniques tend to take the place of such thoughts if you are a foster child. Dreams can be crushed, and reality becomes an everyday living nightmare. When this happens, what then? Children are taken into foster homes every day. Foster parents willingly give their time and talents to help those in need. This achievement I believe needs to be a built-in passion. You are not paid for your services as a foster parent. You are, however, reimbursed for your kindness. This is not a get-rich-quick plan. If so, there would be a lot of rich foster parents out there, including us! A passion for life has to be restored in children when such difficult situations arise as a result of inhumane behavior. It is hoped that this information will increase your decision to want to adopt, to help those in need. You, in turn, will find the peace and contentment that your restless heart so richly deserves. These children come from all walks of life, from every background imaginable to mankind. And some backgrounds that aren’t imaginable too. They come from all types of situations. Not only will your eyes be opened to a different world of a reality beyond your comprehensible grasp but you will also gain an appreciation for what you have rather than for what you want to have. This information is to help you gain a knowledge of the world of foster care. The questions that have intrigued your mind for years as you have watched your neighbors bring in children that are not theirs can now be answered. Although it is not rude to ask foster parents questions of interest in your behalf, you won’t have to worry about daring to ask them questions anymore. This information is not only intended for your education but also to help you maintain your sanity while caring for foster children in your home or the worry of what others might think about what you are doing as a foster parent. This is not an easy thing to do. I don’t believe from the bottom of my heart that it was ever meant to be. However, I believe that there are certain people on this earth who care about doing this work simply because they have the kind of heart that can handle it. Not all people can. There was actually a time in our lives when our parents asked us to not do foster care anymore. They had seen so many children and had witnessed what they had been through so many times that they just couldn’t take it anymore. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to open your heart and your home to help out a stranger and to be able to learn to love them while they are with you and then in turn to be able to miss them when they leave your home. You know if you are that kind of person because you will feel it in your heart. Should you choose to take this step, there will be a support system there for you to help you along your way. Not everyone will understand why you have chosen to do this. However, you will know in your heart if it is the right thing for you to do. If you feel you can handle what these children have been through and that you won’t drop your jaw from shock when you hear each and eve

It Had To Happen

Author : Mattie L Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book It Had To Happen written by Mattie L Williams and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Had To Happen: Memoirs From A Foster Child tells the harrowing story of Tameena, a teenage girl who endured a traumatic journey through the foster care system after being taken away from her abusive biological family. After experiencing physical abuse at the hands of her mother and being separated from her beloved sisters "Lyfe, Sophia, and Sephora," Tameena is placed in a foster home, where she finally finds safety and develops a genuine bond with her new family. Tameena's sense of security is shattered when she becomes a victim of sexual abuse by her foster Uncle, P. Terrified of losing her new found family and desperate to protect them, Tameena's unimaginable pain and anguish in silence by the weight of her traumatic experiences become increasingly difficult to bear. Overwhelmed by her secrets and suffering, she confides in her social worker, who takes immediate action to protect her. Tameena is placed in a new foster home, hoping for a fresh start and a chance at a brighter future. As the legal process unfolds, Tameena finds the strength to testify against Uncle P in court, facing the family she once believed to be her refuge. Through these distressing times, to cope with her emotional turmoil, Tameena turns to unhealthy habits, including smoking, alcohol consumption, and burying herself in work and church activities. However, despite her attempts to mask her pain, the scars from her abuse continue to haunt her.

A Forever Family

Author : Rob Scheer
Publisher : Gallery/Jeter Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1501196642
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book A Forever Family written by Rob Scheer and published by Gallery/Jeter Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children. Rob Scheer never thought that he would be living the life he is now. He’s happily married to his partner and love of his life, he’s the father of four beautiful children, and he’s the founder of an organization that makes life better for thousands of children in the foster care system. But life wasn’t always like this. Growing up in an abusive household before his placement in foster care, Rob had all the odds stacked against him. Kicked out of his foster family’s home within weeks after turning eighteen—with a year left of high school to go—he had to resort to sleeping in his car and in public bathrooms. He suffered from drug addiction and battled with depression, never knowing when his next meal would be or where he would sleep at night. But by true perseverance, he was able to find his own path and achieve his wildest dreams. “A heartwarming, hopeful memoir brimming with humanitarianism and compassion” (Kirkus Reviews), Rob’s story provides a glimpse into what it’s like to grow up in the foster care system, and sheds necessary light on the children who are often treated without dignity. Both a timely call to action and a courageous and candid account of life in the foster care system, A Forever Family ultimately leaves you with one message: one person can make a difference.

Unlimited Love

Author : Rosemary Farris
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1646708792
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (467 download)

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Download or read book Unlimited Love written by Rosemary Farris and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the inspiring story of how one mother and her family had a positive impact on more than four hundred children over their twenty-five years of fostering. Learn about their passion and how they welcomed hurt, scared, and troubled children into their home at all hours of the day and night and cared for them like they were their own. From newborn babies, to toddlers, to brothers, and sisters and teens, they touched the lives of so many with their love and devotion. What a marvelous story. It is a reminder that there are still good people out there doing their part to help others. aEUR"Bob Morse, writer and editor I still consider you my parents because you were the first ones to truly love and care for me when I needed it most. aEUR"Paul, former foster child I have never met anyone that can match Rosie's love and compassion for her kids and Kenny's support and devotion to Rosie. aEUR"Steve Brazzell, family friend

Survival Pages

Author : Sub Facture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781549802904
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Survival Pages written by Sub Facture and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of loss, abuse and the foster system and how I survived and healed.

No Time to Say Goodbye

Author : John William Tuohy
Publisher : Llr Books
ISBN 13 : 9780692361290
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book No Time to Say Goodbye written by John William Tuohy and published by Llr Books. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of a Life in Foster Care.

Thrown Away Child

Author : Louise Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471166759
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Thrown Away Child written by Louise Allen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services. It is a compelling and inspirational story. This book gives a voice to the many children who grew up unhappily in care.

The Foster Child from the Shadows

Author : William A. White
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781489569943
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book The Foster Child from the Shadows written by William A. White and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story chronicles the life of a foster child and the unknown events that would shape both his life and the lives of his family once he was adopted.

Raising Someone Else’S Child

Author : Joy Rivers
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984527053
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Raising Someone Else’S Child written by Joy Rivers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about my life of being a mom and adoptive and foster parent to my sixteen children. I go through all the different emotions that a foster or adoptive parent may experience. I hope to better prepare them and, maybe, inform them enough that they can make wise decisions for their family. I also share some of my stories over the twenty-two years. My sharing may save a child in having a better-prepared foster parent or save a parent from becoming a foster parent. There is a lot of joy in foster parenting, but you are taking on a large responsibility. The more prepared you can be, the better.

Stranger Care

Author : Sarah Sentilles
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0593230043
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Stranger Care written by Sarah Sentilles and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • “A powerful, heartbreaking, necessary masterpiece.”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn—about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and protect people beyond our immediate kin May you always feel at home. After their decision not to have a biological child, Sarah Sentilles and her husband, Eric, decide to adopt via the foster care system. Despite knowing that the system’s goal is the child’s reunification with the birth family, Sarah opens their home to a flurry of social workers who question them, evaluate them, and ultimately prepare them to welcome a child into their lives—even if it means most likely having to give the child back. After years of starts and stops, and endless navigation of the complexities and injustices of the foster care system, a phone call finally comes: a three-day-old baby girl named Coco, in immediate need of a foster family. Sarah and Eric bring this newborn stranger home. “You were never ours,” Sarah tells Coco, “yet we belong to each other.” A love letter to Coco and to the countless children like her, Stranger Care chronicles Sarah’s discovery of what it means to mother—in this case, not just a vulnerable infant but the birth mother who loves her, too. Ultimately, Coco’s story reminds us that we depend on family, and that family can take different forms. With prose that Nick Flynn has called “fearless, stirring, rhythmic,” Sentilles lays bare an intimate, powerful story with universal concerns: How can we care for and protect one another? How do we ensure a more hopeful future for life on this planet? And if we’re all related—tree, bird, star, person—how might we better live?

The Lost Boy

Author : Dave Pelzer
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1558745157
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Boy written by Dave Pelzer and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequel to A child called It, detailing the author's experiences in foster care after his removal from his abusive home.

Pieces of the Pearl

Author : Teresa Winton
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160799626X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Pieces of the Pearl written by Teresa Winton and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A child never perceives the thought of life without parents, and when it does happen, it can shatter the child's heart and tear down any sense of security. Children in this situation are forced to either die in the tragedy or find a way to live and survive it. I set out to survive..." "Pieces of the Pearl: Memoirs of a Foster Child's Triumphant Transformation" tells the true-life story of Teresa Ann Winton, who invites you to journey into the depths of her soul where a vulnerable and profoundly sad little girl once lived. Teresa's unstable home left her exposed to abuse, poverty, and neglect. Foster care, a system meant to help the helpless, brought even more trauma and loss. But in spite of it all, Teresa forged ahead, refusing to succumb to despair. In this poignant story, the author interlaces poetry and narrative, sharing her joys and sorrows, her triumphs and tears. "Pieces of the Pearl: Memoirs of a Foster Child's Triumphant Transformation" is a search for wholeness and reconciliation, one whose spiritual message of undying faith, hope, and love will leave readers inspired. A story like "Pieces of the Pearl" must be told. The teeming masses of humanity must be exposed to a true story of 'can do.' People must see real faith at worka "a faith that is not ignorant of the ugliness of man, but does not blame that ugliness on God. In the fires of tragedy, people of bitterness or heroism are born, and I am proud to say that I know this hero, Teresa Winton. a "Phil Arnold, Louisville, Kentucky"