In Honor of National Foster Care Month: Famous Foster Kids
There are and were quite a few celebrities who have spent some time in foster care. I find this sort of thing fascinating. I don’t know if it’s because of the star struck kid in me or the "rags to riches" tales, but I like real life stories of how people have overcome hardship and gone on to be great.
For some fun, read up on these famous foster kids and then test your knowledge with the Famous Foster Kids Quiz. Or to really challenge yourself, take the quiz first!
Victoria Rowell, from The Young and the Restless is another famous foster kid. She entered foster care at 16 days old, lived in many foster homes, and left the system at the age of 18. Her book entitled, "The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir," is about her youth in foster care. A time she notes as a positive experience. Rowell works on behalf of foster children through different organizations. She is a national spokeswoman for Casey Family Services, which is a part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. She also founded the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP).
Has anyone read her book?SOURCE:
Actress Victoria Rowell says foster care served her well by Courtenay Edelhart, Lower Hudson Online
i would just like to thank my foster moms wendi and vicki for all that they have done for me they are the best. i am their first foster child and after spending two years in grouphomes they decided to take me. i will have lived with them for 1 year on the 27 of this month. i love you wendi and vicki see you when i get home.