Victoria Rowell
Born in Portland, Maine, Victoria Rowell was raised in foster care for the first 18 years of her life. The love, guidance, and support of her foster families instilled in her the confidence and drive...
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Carine McCandless said, “I often felt that I was living for the two of us as I found my own path.” Carine, sister of Into The Wild protagonist Chris McCandless, has played a vital role in the success...
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Rachel Lloyd is the founder of GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services) a nonprofit that serves victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking, and the author of Girls Like...
View ArticleRegina Calcaterra
Regina Calcaterra’s memoir Etched in Sand, A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island (William Morrow Paperbacks) is a #1 international best-seller and a New...
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Andrew Bridge spent 11 years in the Los Angeles County foster care system and went on to earn a scholarship to Wesleyan, become a Fulbright Scholar, and graduate from Harvard Law School. His memoir...
View ArticleJenny Bowen
Jenny Bowen is the CEO and founder of Half the Sky. A former screenwriter and independent filmmaker, Bowen founded Half the Sky in 1998 in order to give something back to her adopted daughters’ home...
View ArticleRobin Benway
Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, Emmy & Oliver (HarperTeen), and Far From the Tree...
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