Katie Rabson:
CLASS OF 2003
North Springs High SchoolClass of 2003
Atlanta, GA
Katie's Story
Katie's schools include North Springs High School. Katie later attended Auburn University (Social Work) . Katie works(ed) at Lcydc Therapeutic Foster Care, Storybook Farm.
Movies Katie likes include War Horse Movie, Secretariat. TV shows Katie likes include Awkward, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.
One of Katie's favorite quotes is:""You try to bury the hurt and hope the future will be better. Kids go away, released into the world at 18. I never know where they may land. Most aren't ready. They go back to a family that's unwilling, or unable to care for them. Or, they end up on the streets. It often feels hopeless, but, at the end of the day I live for that moment when I see one kid heading down the right path.
There are more than half a...Expand for more
million kids in foster-care in America. Once they reach eighteen and age out of the system, only two out of ten will make it. The others will end up homeless, on the streets, or in prison.
"Foster." It means to support, to encourage, to sustain, to cherish. It's very first meaning was to feed or to nourish, that seems pretty simple.
All a kid needs is one person to hang onto. One person to see them, to listen, to care and show up consistently. One person, that's what I believe.
Another batch and I get a catch in my throat. Maybe I'm naive, but I think in a country like ours, we can do better. We must.
These kids don't belong to someone else. These kids belong to all of us. They are America's children. They are America."".
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