Another Place Called Home

Aging out of foster care without mentoring is like a broken promise...

A memoir in the young girl's voice, Another Place Called Home is about surviving in the youth foster care system, an almost invisible population of more than 400,000 children. Each child faces an uncertain horizon. Those who never find placement with a family will "age out" of the system, another jarring transition. They lose financial support, have no place to live, no job, trouble obtaining education and have no adult to guide them. Another Place Called Home portrays their search for strength, dignity and the desperate need for mentoring.

Endorsements...

“Another Place Called Home is a rich, moving beautiful memoir important for all readers who care about children.” Pat Schneider, Writing Alone and with Others and How the Light Gets In

“Every young person enduring hardships should read this inspirational book. Anyone aspiring to improve troubled youth’s lives will benefit and gain fresh insight.” Charlene Setlow, Sponsor/Advocate, American Association of University Women (STEM)

An excerpt from the author’s Preface to the book...

In town, we heard the whispers, “They’re from the Home.” 

I wrote Sue’s story in the first person... Her narrative also suggests how chaotic adolescence is when there’s no parent. As some research suggests, without a close adult to help reminisce and interpret events, life is especially episodic. In the Home, we were merely what happened to us.