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HEART GALLERY—there are more than sixty throughout the United States; they feature photographs of children waiting to be adopted.
www.heartgallerynj.com
www.bayareaheartgallery.com
www.freddiemacfoundation.org/heartgallery/
www.heartgallerynyc.org
HOPE WORLDWIDE—bringing hope and changing lives.
www.hopeww.org
Robert Gempel, president and CEO
353 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200
Wayne, PA 19087
hope_worldwide@hopeww.org
Phone: 610-254-8800
Fax: 610-254-8989
HOLY NAME—SISTERS OF CHARITY—Dolores Marsalis
INSTITUTE FOR BLACK PARENTING—resources for foster care and adoption.
www.instituteforblackparenting.org
Cynthia M. Willard, LCSW, assistant executive director
11222 So. La Cienega Blvd., Suite 233
Inglewood, CA 90304
Toll-free: 877-367-8858
Phone: 310-693-9959
Fax: 310-693-9979
JENESSE CENTER—domestic violence intervention program in South Central Los Angeles.
www.jenesse.org
Karen Earl, executive director
PO Box 8476
Los Angeles, CA 90008
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-479-7328
Phone: 323-299-9496
Fax: 323-299-0699
JIM CASEY YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE—helping youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood.
www.jimcaseyyouth.org
Gary J. Stangler, executive director
222 South Central, Suite 305
St. Louis, MO 63105
info@jimcaseyyouth.org
Phone: 314-863-7000
Fax: 314-863-7003
KINGSLEY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS—serving the children and families of New Orleans through times of dramatic change.
www.kingsleyhouse.org
Keith Leiderman, executive director
1600 Constance St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
khinfo@kingsleyhouse.org
Phone: 504-523-6221
Fax: 504-523-4450
MENTOR/NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP—working to expand the world of quality mentoring.
www.mentoring.org
1600 Duke Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-224-2200
MENTOR LA—improving schools and empowering neighborhoods in some of the most disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles.
www.mentorla.org
837 Traction Avenue, Suite 403
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-455-1325
NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY—a collective national effort to raise awareness of the 114,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families.
www.nationaladoptionday.org
NATIONAL CASA ASSOCIATION—COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN
www.nationalcasa.org
100 W. Harrison
North Tower, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: 800-628-3233
NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH—May, National Foster Care Month, will serve as a platform for connecting more of these vulnerable children to concerned, nurturing adults who, no matter how much time they have to give, can do something that will “Change a Lifetime” for a young person in foster care.
www.fostercaremonth.org
NATIONAL FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION
www.nfpainc.org
Karen Jorgensen, MA executive director
7512 Stanich Lane, #6
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Phone: 253-853-4000 or 800-557-5238
Fax: 253-853-4001
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES—dedicated to advancing the well-being of children by providing an array of social services to strengthen family life and by promoting community commitment to the needs of children.
www.cfsnh.org
Manchester Office
Statewide Headquarters
99 Hanover St.
Manchester, NH 03105
info@cfsnh.org
Phone: 800-640-6486 or 603-518-4000
Fax: 603-668-6260
NEW JERSEY MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE—to promote quality mental health services through training, technical assistance, research, policy development, and anti-stigma and anti-discrimination campaigns.
www.njmhi.org
The Neuman Building
3575 Quakerbridge Road
Suite 102
Mercerville, NJ 08619
Phone: 609-838-5488
Fax: 609-838-5480
ST. ANNE’S—one of Southern California’s most highly regarded social service agencies confronting the issues of teen pregnancy and parenting.
www.stannes.org
155 N. Occidental Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
stannes@stannes.org
Phone: 213-381-2931
SAVE AFRICA’S CHILDREN—an African-American founded organization, providing direct support to children affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and war throughout subsaharan Africa.
www.saveafricaschildren.com
Post Office Box 8386
Los Angeles, CA 90008
info@saveafricaschildren.org
Toll-free: 866-313-2722
Local L.A. area: 323-733-1048
Fax: 323-735-1141
SAVE THE CHILDREN—making positive lasting change in the lives of children in need in the U.S. and around the world.
www.savethechildren.org
United States Headquarters
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
twebster@savechildren.org
Phone: 203-221-4030 (8:00AM–5:00PM EDT)
800-728-3843 (8:00AM–5:00PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.
2000 M Street NW
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-293-4170 (8:00AM–5:00PM EDT)
SUPREME COURT, STATE OF ARIZONA, CHILDREN AND FAMILY ISSUES
www.supreme.state.az.us/nav2/childfam.htm
ARIZONA CASA PROGRAM
www.azcasa.org
Bonnie Marcus, program manager
dedavis@courts.az.gov
Phone: 602-452-3407
UNITED CARE—foster family agency and group homes.
www.unitedcareinc.org
Pamela Norris-Woods, MSC, administrator
Foster Family Agency
3699 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Phone: 323-508-0200
Fax: 323-296-2440
Toll-free: 888-905-KIDS
VOLUNTEERMATCH—connecting good people with good causes.
www.volunteermatch.org
385 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
support@volunteermatch.org
Phone: 415-241-6868
Fax: 415-241-6869
WORKPLACE HOLLYWOOD—assisting candidates with employment in the entertainment industry.
www.workplacehollywood.org
Jaleesa Hazzard, executive director
1201 W. 5th Street, Suite T-550
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-250-9921 ext. 101
Fax: 213-250-9092
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About the Author
At age eight, VICTORIA ROWELL won a Ford Foundation grant to study ballet and later went on to train and dance professionally under the auspices of the American Ballet Theatre, Twyla Tharp Workshop, and the Juilliard School before becoming an actress. She is the founder of the Rowell Foster Children Positive Plan, which provides scholarships in the arts and education to foster youth, and serves as national spokesperson for the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services.
Roswell is an award-winning actress and veteran of many a
cclaimed feature films and several television series, including eight seasons on Diagnosis murder, and has starred for the past thirteen years as Drucilla Winters on CBS's #1 daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
www.thewomenwhoraisedme.com
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Prologue
Part One
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Part Two
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Part Three
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Gratitudes
Resources
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher