Maryland Kinship Care Affidavit Form

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T NIGHT -- AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE EACH YEAR WITHOUT FAMILY STRUCTURES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THEM. IT'S AN ISSUE THAT THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF THINK OF US, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THAT AIMS TO CHANGE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HE HAS EXPERIENCE FOSTER CARE HIMSELF. TONIGHT HE SHARES HIS BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR TAKE ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS KINSHIP CARE. >> I THINK THE HARD SECRET THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO'VE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE, CARRY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WISH THAT WE HAD FAMILY AND THAT WE COULD BE RAISED BY PEOPLE WHO TRULY ARE IN OUR CORNER AND WHO LOVE US. BUT FOR SO MANY OF US, THAT'S JUST NOT OUR STORY. I WAS 11 MONTHS OLD WHEN SOCIAL WORKERS PLACED ME IN FOSTER CARE BECAUSE OF MY MOTHER'S DRUG ADDICTION AND POVERTY ISSUES. I WAS ADOPTED AT NINE. AND THAT ADOPTED FAMILY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY FOREVER FAMILY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RIDDLED WITH RACISM AND EXTREME ABUSE. THE THINGS THAT I HAD TO DO TO PROVE WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH REALLY FIRED A PASSION IN ME TO SAY