On their own: what happens to kids when they age out of the foster care system?

On their own in a world of unknowns

A tale of three brothers : Jermaine, Jeffrey and Lamar Williams, Brooklyn, New York

"I know that I'm not alone" : Patty Mueller, Boston, Massachusetts

"All my life, I had prayed for a family" : Alfonso Torres, Pembroke Pines, Florida

"I never want to sleep on the street" : Raquel Tolston, San Francisco, California

"If I'd been tougher" : Casey-Jack Kitos, Lawrence, Kansas

"I was tired of living that life" : Monica Romero, San Antonio, Texas

Mentally retarded, mentally ill, and on his own : Reggie Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa

"There is life after abuse" : Giselle John, Brooklyn, New York

What we must do.

On their own in a world of unknowns

A tale of three brothers : Jermaine, Jeffrey and Lamar Williams, Brooklyn, New York

"I know that I'm not alone" : Holly Moffett, Boston, Massachusetts

"All my life, I had prayed for a family" : Alfonso Torres, Pembroke Pines, Florida

"I never want to sleep on the street" : Raquel Tolston, San Francisco, California

"If I'd been tougher" : Casey-Jack Kitos, Lawrence, Kansas

"I was tired of living that life" : Monica Romero, San Antonio, Texas

Mentally retarded, mentally ill, and on his own : Reggie Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa

"There is life after abuse" : Giselle John, Brooklyn, New York

What we must do.