Success Stories
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SUCCESS STORIES
New beginnings start here.
![Sienna](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sienna.png)
Helping Sienna Fight for Her Future.
Severely abused in her home, Sienna was placed in foster care at 13. At 18, she aged out of the...
Sienna’s Story ![Maggie](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Maggie.png)
Maggie's Journey: Overcoming Educational Challenges in Foster Care
Maggie entered foster care at age 3, bouncing from placement to placement and school to school. During kindergarten and first grade...
Maggie’s Story ![Grace](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GJ_WEB_Mary.jpg)
How laws and advocacy changed Grace's life.
As a newborn, Grace was abandoned in a Greyhound bus station bathroom. Her fragile body shook from the effects of meth and heroin. Thanks to a stranger’s...
Grace’s Story ![Ethan](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GJ_WEB_John.jpg)
US Army Officer, Ethan, escapes foster care to prison pipeline
Ethan spent a total of 13 years in foster care, moving in and out of over 40 homes. Ethan said,...
Ethan’s Story ![Kate](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/anna_website.png)
Bringing Kate to safety.
Kate’s mom, addicted to meth, viewed her daughter as nothing more than a way to get more drugs. When Kate...
Kate’s Story ![Alex](https://www.thecenterforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GJ_WEB_Alex.jpg)
Alex thrives despite early trauma.
At five years old, Alex was placed in kinship foster care with his aunt. When he started kindergarten, it was...
Alex’s Story