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> [I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-system-and-know-firsthand-the/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/angela-featherstone-65032_aging_i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-syste_736539.jpg)

> [When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/when-i-was-in-the-group-homes-i-saw-some-of-the-kids-being-moved-into/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/angela-featherstone-65032_adopt_when-i-was-in-the-group-homes-i-saw-some_2466234.jpg)

> [I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.' When I was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-system-and-know-firsthand-the-2/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/angela-featherstone-65032_adopt_i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-syste_2487523.jpg)

> [The Heart Gallery premise is very simple. It is a special traveling exhibit of photographs featuring Los Angeles foster youth, designed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/the-heart-gallery-premise-is-very-simple-it-is-a-special-traveling/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/angela-featherstone-65032_angeles_the-heart-gallery-premise-is-very-simple_2858403.jpg)

## More by Angela Featherstone

> [I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-system-and-know-firsthand-the/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

> [When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/when-i-was-in-the-group-homes-i-saw-some-of-the-kids-being-moved-into/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

> [I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.' When I was in the group homes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/i-was-16-when-i-entered-the-foster-system-and-know-firsthand-the-2/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

> [The Heart Gallery premise is very simple. It is a special traveling exhibit of photographs featuring Los Angeles foster youth, designed to highlight the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/the-heart-gallery-premise-is-very-simple-it-is-a-special-traveling/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

> [The courts don't remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-featherstone/the-courts-don-t-remove-children-from-their-home-because-the-child/)

[Angela Featherstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-featherstone/)

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