Florida

Jessica Overstreet spent 3.5 years in Florida's foster care system. Jessica entered foster care when she was age 14. While in foster care, she remembers feeling like she had no one on her side. Separated from her family, she felt disconnected from the people who were supposed to be her... Read more

Brittany Martorello spent 4.5 years in Florida's foster care.Read more

Latoya Hester spent 2 years in Florida's foster care system. Miss Hester obtained her Master’s degree from the University of Florida in 2014. She was placed in relative care for 2 years in Florida and now has immersed herself in the community she is in. She became the President of... Read more

Patricia Etienne is currently in care with Florida's foster care system. Patricia has been in and out of the Florida system and is currently still in care. She is currently dual-enrolled at Gulf Coast High and Edison State College and after graduating from high school will be attending Florida International... Read more

Council term: 2016-2018 Victor Sims spent 11 years in Florida's foster care system. Victor entered foster care at just 4 months old and experienced 11 different family foster homes and 13 different schools. Eventually Victor landed in the Sims’ home, where he was adopted by the loving and supportive family... Read more

Otto Phillips spent 13 years in Florida's foster care system. Otto came into care at age five when the state took him and his 3 sisters from his mom and abusive boyfriend. They were placed with their grandmother for 10 years until she passed away. “It was the worst time... Read more

Trenton Miller spent 4 years in Florida's foster care system. As an older youth in the foster care system, Trenton spent most of his time in group homes. His mentor during his freshman year, got him involved in ROTC where Trenton flourished. He has logged more than 600 hours of... Read more