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	<description>Inspiration and information from graduates of the system</description>
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		<title>July 2010 Face of a Foster Care Graduate &#8211; LaTasha C. Watts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our July feature comes to us from Ohio.  She spent her childhood in the foster care system.  LaTasha is best known as a professional advocate, serving the foster care community and has won numerous honors for her endless dedication to children. One of her greatest achievements is the creation of a wonderful website called &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/07/04/july-2010-face-of-a-foster-care-graduate-latasha-c-watts/</link>
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		<title>June 2010 Face of a Foster Care Graduate &#8211; Capri Cruz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our June feature comes to us from New York.  She spent her childhood moving from one abusive home to another in the foster care system, 9 homes total.  As is the case with many former foster care children, Capri had to learn life skills on her own and she had to learn how to LIVE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/06/02/june-2010-face-of-a-foster-care-graduate-capri-cruz/</link>
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		<title>The Unconditional Love of a Mother is Powerful ..</title>
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The unconditional love of a mother is something so powerful that it cannot be replicated from any other person.  I am not saying that another cannot love or be loved unconditionally by another.  Love can and does come in all forms but a mother&#8217;s unconditional love is unlike any other.  I find myself awe struck [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/05/14/the-unconditional-love-of-a-mother-is-powerful/</link>
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		<title>May 2010 Face of a Foster Care Graduate &#8211; Tanya Cooper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our May feature comes to us from New York.  She was in foster care  from age five through twenty-one.  As you read her story, it will become clear why she is a remarkable example of a survivor.  Please welcome Tanya &#8230;&#8230;.
Name: Tanya Cooper
State: New York
Occupation:  Author/Motivational Speaker/Child Advocate
Website:   tanya-onthetown.blogspot.com 
I am 45 years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/05/05/may-2010-face-of-a-foster-care-graduate-tanya-cooper/</link>
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		<title>Author Rhonda Sciortino shares advice on becoming a foster parent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rhonda is a world renowned Author and Public Speaker that has been featured on our site as a graduate.  Check out her latest video on foster parenting!
Chats about becoming a foster parent video &#8211; Rhonda
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		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/05/04/author-rhonda-sciortino-shares-advice-on-becoming-a-foster-parent/</link>
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		<title>New Series: Greeting Cards &#8211; Some Dysfunctional Humor</title>
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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of the greeting card aisle picking up card after card and not finding one that is honest enough (about how you feel) to put your name on it?  It happens to me ALL the time.  Mother’s and Fathers day, especially are two of my favorites!
I am sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/04/29/new-series-greeting-cards-some-dysfunctional-humor/</link>
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		<title>Random Thoughts from Childhood Series &#8211; Potato Chips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POTATO CHIPS
It was late summer 73’ and I had gone down to the office and entered the lower level which was a basement. I walked down this tight narrow hallway and noticed on the left wall three buttons lined top to bottom next to a wood door with a handle.  I stopped and grabbed the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/04/05/random-thoughts-from-childhood-series-potato-chips/</link>
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		<title>April 2010 Face of a Foster Care Graduate &#8211; Rozetta Mowery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our April feature comes to us from Tennessee.  She was in foster care for over twelve years and gives tremendous credit for her achievements in life to God and the Christian principles she learned from the United Methodist Home for Children that took her in.   Please welcome Rozetta&#8230;&#8230;.
Name: Rozetta Mowery
State: Tennessee
Occupation:  Author/Motivational Speaker/Child Advocate
Book:  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/04/01/april-2010-face-of-a-foster-care-graduate-rozetta-mowery/</link>
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		<title>March 2010 Face of a Foster Care Graduate &#8211; Jimmy Wayne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our March feature comes to us from Tennessee.  He is an accomplished recording artist with a passion for raising awareness in America for the issues faced by homeless youth.  He is widely recognized for his beautiful remake of the Hall and Oats classic; &#8220;Sara Smile&#8221;, which is more than just another hit song for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/03/02/march-2010-face-of-a-foster-care-graduate-jimmy-wayne/</link>
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		<title>Note From Founder: Jennifer Flamini &#8211; A Message from A Foster Dad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received a wonderful  letter from a foster dad.  The letter offers both words of encouragement as well as a demonstration of   human kindness that I am honored to witness and share with you.  Thank you Bishop Hodges for your message of hope, love and faith in us.
My dear sister,
my name is Bishop H.L.Hodges, my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/03/01/note-from-founder-jennifer-flamini-a-message-from-a-foster-dad/</link>
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		<title>News Report &#8211; Blair Underwood Visits Foster Care Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great article about Blair Underwood and his ties to foster care!  ABC 7 &#8211; East Bay News
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		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/02/26/news-report-blair-underwood-visits-foster-care-program/</link>
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		<title>Foster Care&#8217;s Silent Warrior Campaign &#8211; Letter to Oprah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silent Warrior Campaign
I recently created a new campaign called &#8220;foster care&#8217;s silent warriors&#8221; to generate some attention to all things relating to foster care.  Part of the campaign&#8217;s plan includes a personal letter to Oprah&#8217;s producers that asks for help with regard to public exposure for foster care.  It is such a large issue in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/02/25/foster-cares-silent-warrior-campaign-letter-to-oprah/</link>
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		<title>Special Feature Highlight &#8211; From Foster Care to Millionaire &#8211; Rhonda Sciortino</title>
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From Foster Care to Millionaire:
Abandoned at just six months  of age, raised by a mentally ill man and an alcoholic woman in what can only be  described as a bizarre, emotional roller coaster of an upbringing, Rhonda  Sciortino used coping skills to survive the unique challenges of her childhood.  She put [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/02/23/special-feature-highlight-from-foster-care-to-millionaire-rhonda-sciortino/</link>
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		<title>Random Thoughts from Childhood Series &#8211; Toy Gun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TOY GUN
Before I can start this story, I must return to the beginning when my brother and I first arrived.  We met the house parent Tony for the first time and he went over a set of rules we must follow.  The one rule I remember is the no gun policy.  We could not have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/02/17/random-thoughts-from-childhood-series-toy-gun/</link>
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		<title>Great Information from Website of Child Welfare League of America: Quick Facts About Foster Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is copied from Child Welfare League of America&#8217;s (CWLA) website.  It contains some important data and reports.  For more information about this data or CWLA, visit  www.cwla.org
Quick Facts About Foster Care
Children in Care
513,000 children were in the U.S. foster care system on September 30, 2005. Most children are placed temporarily in foster [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fostercareinamerica.com/2010/02/17/great-information-from-website-of-child-welfare-league-of-america-quick-facts-about-foster-care/</link>
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