#GreaterThan Series
Real Stories From Foster Youth.
Why #GreaterThan?
#GreaterThan is a storytelling series built on the beliefs that:
Every foster youth is greater than the statistics used to define them.
Every young adult has the power to be greater than the circumstances they were born into.
And all of us have the chance to be greater today than we were yesterday.
These aren't inspiration stories for the sake of it. They're proof that the statistics were never the whole story.
Join the voices of #GreaterThan!
BRITTANY CANNON / DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF
"Some people are sent to our lives to test our growth and to teach us. Grow from the lessons life teaches you- there are no mistakes, only lessons."
LIDIA BERNAL / YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE AND ASSISTANCE
"For every dark night, there's a brighter day."
ECLASIA WESLEY / STAY TRUE TO WHO YOU WANT TO BE
"Remember that anything you put your mind/effort/soul/energy into is YOURS!!! Stay true to who you want to be no matter what they say!"
JOSEPH HEAD / STAY CLOSE TO CHRIST, REMAIN HOPEFUL
"The foster care system taught me to Trust in God for everything, to be self-sufficient, be mentally and physically tough, solid, and well-rounded."
SAMANTHA HALLINAN / MAKE THAT CHANGE AND DO BETTER
"The system doesn’t have high hopes for the people who are in the foster system to graduate college. The statistics are low but we have to push, throw and make that change and do better!"
JAQUELINE LEONARD / YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE YOUR FUTURE
"I always tell everyone that I come across with that if there was an opportunity to change my past of being in care, losing my siblings to adoption and every other trial I faced I wouldn't change it because it has made me the person I am today."
JACQUELINE / YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF YOUR OWN STORY
"Don't give up! There are hundreds of people looking up to you."
CATHLEEN FAGUNDES / YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A STORY
"No matter what's thrown at you, KEEP MOVING FORWARD."