EvCC program helps former foster kids beat the odds Zachary Startzman, 20, was a foster child, raised by his grandparents from the age of 11. This month he graduates from Everett Community College, where he works as a mentor to other former foster kids. He intends to continue his studies at The Evergreen State College.
June 14, 2013 - Everett Herald
A Second Chance For A Father And Foster Son In 2004, Horace Atwater Jr. took in Adrian Hawkins as a foster child. Adrian was a teenager at the time, "this little, skinny kid, about 14," Horace recalls. "You didn't really have any clothes. You had mismatched socks." Adrian had lived a difficult life as a child. He lived in several group and foster homes before moving in with Horace. "I remember times being hungry, seeing drugs and all ...
June 14, 2013 - KERA North Texas