On their own : what happens to kids when they age out of the foster care system?
by
Shirk, Martha.
Title
:
On their own : what happens to kids when they age out of the foster care system?
Author
:
Shirk, Martha.
ISBN
:
9780465077663
Personal Author
:
Shirk, Martha.
Publication Information
:
[New York] : Basic Books, 2006, c2004.
Physical Description
:
x, 326 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
:
On their own in a world of unknowns -- A tale of three brothers : Jermaine, Jeffrey and Lamar Williams, Brooklyn, New York -- "I know that I'm not alone" : Holly Moffett, Boston, Massachusetts -- "All my life, I had prayed for a family" : Alfonso Torres, Pembroke Pines, Florida -- "I never want to sleep on the street" : Raquel Tolston, San Francisco, California -- "If I'd been tougher" : Casey-Jack Kitos, Lawrence, Kansas -- "I was tired of living that life" : Monica Romero, San Antonio, Texas -- Mentally retarded, mentally ill, and on his own : Reggie Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa -- "There is life after abuse" : Giselle John, Brooklyn, New York -- What we must do.
Subject Term
:
Foster children -- United States -- Case studies.
Problem youth -- United States -- Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities -- United States -- Case studies.
Added Author
:
Stangler, Gary J.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025487758 | 362.733 S558.O 2004 | 1 |