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Foreword, by Jimmy Carter
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: On Their Own in a World of Unknowns	1	(16)
1 A Tale of Three Brothers: Jermaine, Jeffrey, and Lamar Williams, Brooklyn, New York	17	(28)
2 "I Know That I'm Not Alone": Patty Mueller, Boston, Massachusetts	45	(30)
3 "All My Life, I Had Prayed for a Family": Alfonso Torres, Pembroke Pines, Florida	75	(34)
4 "I Never Want to Sleep on the Street": Raquel Tolston, San Francisco, California	109	(28)
5 "If I'd Been Tougher": Casey-Jack Kitos, Lawrence, Kansas	137	(22)
6 "I Was Tired of Living That Life": Monica Romero, San Antonio, Texas	159	(26)
7 Mentally Retarded, Mentally Ill, and On His Own: Reggie Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa	185	(30)
8 "There Is Life After Abuse": Giselle John, Brooklyn, New York	215	(30)
Conclusion: What We Must Do	245	(24)
Epilogue, March 2006	269	(20)
Appendix A. Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Report	289	(6)
Appendix B. Exits to Emancipation, Fiscal 2000	295	(2)
Appendix C. State Allocations for John Chafee Foster Care Independence Program	297	(2)
Appendix D. Jim Casey Youth Opportunity Initiative Opportunity Passport Sites	299	(2)
Appendix E. Resources on Foster Care, Youth Transition, and Development	301	(2)
Appendix F. Resources Mentioned in On Their Own	303	(4)
Notes	307	(8)
References	315	(4)
Index	319	(7)
About the Authors	326