2021 All-Stars

Toby Gobert He/Him 22 Years Old Montana Foster Care System Toby currently lives in a small town in Montana on the Blackfeet Indian reservation. He is interested in law, and would like to pursue a degree in criminal justice, or join the military. Toby’s current goal is to better himself... Read more

Ayanna Collier She/Her/Hers 19 Years Old Missouri Foster Care System Ayanna is currently working on a degree in Psychology at St. Louis Community College. She hopes to become a Trauma Psychologist that inspires people with difficult experiences to turn them into something positive in the world. She enjoys walking, reading,... Read more

Izzy Moncada 24 Years Old They/Them California Foster Care System Izzy Moncada entered the system at the age of 5 months and aged out at 21 years of age, currently waiting for permanent placement. Izzy is very involved in advocacy work, and identifies as being a part of the LGBTQ+,... Read more

Everina Mustafa-Bennett She/Her 19 Years Old New York State Foster Care System Everina Mustafa-Bennett, plans to attend the local community college for an Associate’s degree. She enjoys writing her story, and working on learning new languages. Her hobbies include kickboxing and dancing. Everina’s educational goals are to attend law school... Read more

Leibrynn Russell She/Her 22 Years Old Pennsylvania Lei currently attends Carlow University, where she is a junior in hopes of gaining a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.Read more

Nailah Jones She/Her 24 Years Old Oregon Nailah is currently an undergraduate student living in Portland, Oregon. She attends Portland Community College and is planning to pursue her degree in social services. Nailah entered the child welfare system when she was 2 years old, and spent approximately 16 years in... Read more

Kylie Keena She/Her/Hers 21 years old Wisconsin Kylie Keena currently attends University of Wisconsin Whitewater, where she is studying business and psychology. After graduating, Kylie intends to start a non-profit organization to help foster parents acquire a greater understanding of fundamental psychology so they can better support youth transitioning into... Read more

Sylvia Parrott She/her 21 years old Five years in Rhode Island’s Foster care system Sylvia graduated from North Providence High School. She plans on going to college someday, in addition to interning for FosterClub, she also works for the NEYC as a Youth Consultant. Sylvia has been in and out... Read more

Adrienne Torres She/Her 21 Years Old New York Adrienne Torres lives in New York State. She goes to school at SUNY Purchase, where she studies theatre, play writing and literature. She plans to get her masters degree in theatre education one day. Adrienne enjoys listening to alternative music, writing songs,... Read more

Brana Phillips She/Her California Brana Phillips resides in Los Angeles, Ca. She is currently a sophomore at the University of California, Merced majoring in psychology with the hopes of being a juvenile probation officer. Her interest in this degree, sprouted from her personal experience of not receiving reliable and trustworthy... Read more