Being in foster care made me stronger

Melissa Beavers is disturbed by the reputation that foster parents "only take kids for the money," and that being raised in foster care causes further problems for youth down the road.  But she had a good experience in foster care, where she has lived with the same family since age six. "For the first time i felt safe and cared for by a mother." Hear her commentary on Youth Radio.

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