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- To all of the young people featured in tonight's broadcast, as well as the many who were not, I applaude your courage and perserverance!! You are more than just a foster child, you are also chosen children of the Most High. Beverly: I was touched by your bravery and courage to speak out on camera. Your pain and anger were evident, but you still spoke up. I am a product of the foster care system, and i know the pain associated with feeling as though you were thrown away, and useless. I am here to tell you, You can do ANYTHING and be ANYTHING that you choose to do. Don't let anyone else tell you different. I am a academic counselor at a high school in my city. We have a girls group called The Circle of Women. It's made up of young ladies who have gone through some of the most horrific things, but STILL, they stand. We share each other joys and pain, and i tell you, We embrace you!! If you ever wish to connect with other young ladies just like you, who have survived the odds, then you may write us, or email us.
My name is Ms. Teresa Leslie-Canty
and i work for Kansas University
at Topeka High School,
Circle of Women
800 SW 10th St.
Topeka Kansas 66612
tleslie-@topeka.k12.ks.us
Keep your heads up, young people!! - Reply to this comment
- To all of the young people featured in tonight's broadcast, as well as the many who were not, I applaude your courage and perserverance!! You are more than just a foster child, you are also chosen children of the Most High. Beverly: I was touched by your bravery and courage to speak out on camera. Your pain and anger were evident, but you still spoke up. I am a product of the foster care system, and i know the pain associated with feeling as though you were thrown away, and useless. I am here to tell you, You can do ANYTHING and be ANYTHING that you choose to do. Don't let anyone else tell you different. I am a academic counselor at a high school in my city. We have a girls group called The Circle of Women. It's made up of young ladies who have gone through some of the most horrific things, but STILL, they stand. We share each other joys and pain, and i tell you, We embrace you!! If you ever wish to connect with other young ladies just like you, who have survived the odds, then you may write us, or email us.
My name is Ms. Teresa Leslie-Canty
and i work for Kansas University
at Topeka High School,
Circle of Women
800 SW 10th St.
Topeka Kansas 66612
tleslie-@topeka.k12.ks.us
Keep your heads up, young people!! - Reply to this comment
- To all of the young people featured in tonight's broadcast, as well as the many who were not, I applaude your courage and perserverance!! You are more than just a foster child, you are also chosen children of the Most High. Beverly: I was touched by your bravery and courage to speak out on camera. Your pain and anger were evident, but you still spoke up. I am a product of the foster care system, and i know the pain associated with feeling as though you were thrown away, and useless. I am here to tell you, You can do ANYTHING and be ANYTHING that you choose to do. Don't let anyone else tell you different. I am a academic counselor at a high school in my city. We have a girls group called The Circle of Women. It's made up of young ladies who have gone through some of the most horrific things, but STILL, they stand. We share each other joys and pain, and i tell you, We embrace you!! If you ever wish to connect with other young ladies just like you, who have survived the odds, then you may write us, or email us.
My name is Ms. Teresa Leslie-Canty
and i work for Kansas University
at Topeka High School,
Circle of Women
800 SW 10th St.
Topeka Kansas 66612
tleslie-@topeka.k12.ks.us
Keep your heads up, young people!! - Reply to this comment
- To all of the young people featured in tonight's broadcast, as well as the many who were not, I applaude your courage and perserverance!! You are more than just a foster child, you are also chosen children of the Most High. Beverly: I was touched by your bravery and courage to speak out on camera. Your pain and anger were evident, but you still spoke up. I am a product of the foster care system, and i know the pain associated with feeling as though you were thrown away, and useless. I am here to tell you, You can do ANYTHING and be ANYTHING that you choose to do. Don't let anyone else tell you different. I am a academic counselor at a high school in my city. We have a girls group called The Circle of Women. It's made up of young ladies who have gone through some of the most horrific things, but STILL, they stand. We share each other joys and pain, and i tell you, We embrace you!! If you ever wish to connect with other young ladies just like you, who have survived the odds, then you may write us, or email us.
My name is Ms. Teresa Leslie-Canty
and i work for Kansas University
at Topeka High School,
Circle of Women
800 SW 10th St.
Topeka Kansas 66612
tleslie-@topeka.k12.ks.us
Keep your heads up, young people!! - Reply to this comment
- I was in four foster homes as a teenager and I can tell you what got me through was my older sister who was in a separate foster home though we saw each other regularly.
Terri Rimmer
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- not every child needs to know i am one of many that doesn't that side is never told i am fine and well adjusted why make every child feel that having that need to know is the natural and only way the specials are always on the side of news you aired tonight
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- I just watched the segment family finding. I can totally identify with with these children. I grew up not with my parents, both of which were drug addicts, wondering if there was really anyone out there that cared for me unconditionally. Watching Samaras story brought me to tears.
I want to know how can I help other children dealing with similar problems reunite with their families?
I can not find any information online in regards to family finding, I would like to work with children that are in my area. Provide support and hope that there really is someone out there that cares, let them know that they do belong.
Is there any information out there as to how I can help? Because if I can help one child so they dont have to go through what I went through, if I can help one child build there self of steam, I would do it in a heart beat.
Please contact me with information on how I can help.
To the children featured on the show today, please take it from someone who has walked in similar shoes, it does get better, but you have to want it. You have to want to become a better person than those you've seen or not seen. You are in charge of your future, surround yourself with those that are positive, and those that bring out the positive in you. Good luck with your future, and stay positively strong
keisha - Reply to this comment
- Thank you for this segment. Having cared for young relatives myself, this is a very challenging situation for all involved.
I am concerned that states invest so little in helping families get the support they need to be successful(parenting training, mandatory counseling and follow up by court appointed child advoctes with consequences if the custodial parents do not make progress). This could surely be accomplished in cases where drug abuse or other factors do not prevent the parents from caring for their children.
Also, often the child advocates in both the state family service agencies and state juvenille courts are more concerned about clearing their caseloads and future political or judical aspirations than in caring for the children in their charge. This is a travesty that mostly goes uninvestigated (even when children die as recently happened in Georgia).
In most areas animal abuse gets more airtime than the horrors of the juvenile advocacy and justice systems. It is my sincere hope this article will be a trend in a new direction.
(please withhold my nem if this comment is made public. Thank you) - Reply to this comment
- I need a contact number for family finder. My 3 grandchildren have been in the foster care system since 2001 and we have been fighting tooth and nail to get them back home.
Someone please, please help us! - Reply to this comment
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