Excitement filled the air at Brown’s Harbor as the supportive housing community prepared for an impactful transformation on May 2, 2025. On that sunny Saturday in Pembroke Pines, Florida, five youth who call Brown’s Harbor home received refreshed spaces with
This year, Selfless Love Foundation marks its tenth anniversary. This is a truly special milestone, marking 10 years of fostering dreams for foster children, by creating forever families and empowering youth. Ashley and Ed Brown’s vision has grown into an
Davi G. San Antonio, TX Connections play a vital role in shaping our lives and influencing our personal growth. They have the power to inspire, motivate, and provide us with the strength needed to overcome obstacles and reach for the stars. In
Essence F. Jackson, MS What are personal connections? How supportive is your support system? Who makes up your support system? If you can answer these three questions with no hesitation, kudos, you are a part of something rare and remarkable. On the
Lexi B. St. Paul, Minnesota Fosters: youth who have entered the foster care system or out-of-placement care before the age of 18. Going into the foster care system at the age of 15 was a unique experience, to say the least. Like many
The National Youth in Transition Database reports that 26% of youth transitioning out of foster care experience homelessness by age 21. Are they experiencing chronic patterns of homelessness or couch surfing at a friend’s house? Are they homeless because of
This Month – Independent Living Programs Selfless Love Foundation is proud to offer youth with lived experience a safe space to connect, express themselves, and feel heard. Our youth engagement initiative, One Voice Impact, further elevates youth voice by empowering our
Shame. We’ve all felt it. It’s a common side effect of advocacy work that no one really talks about, otherwise known as oversharing. Oversharing is the unwanted disclosure of information or details that leave us feeling raw, anxious, and distressed;
“When you find your voice, you don’t find some new thing inside of you. Instead, you find a little more of you.” – Dan Cumberland Finding your voice initially seems scary because you worry about how people will react to what
