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UpNorthLive.Com
Nov 30, 20182 min read
Northern Michigan Family Plans to Climb Kilimanjaro for a Cause
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Chefalo family has taken a lot of trips over the past few years for...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Chefalo's for Crossnore: A Journey to Mt. Kilimanjaro
Six years ago, our family gave up Christmas! That's right, we gave it all up: no tress, no decorations, no fancy ham dinner and...
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Anne Heffron
May 28, 20185 min read
Does Adoption Leave a Scar?
I try really hard on this blog to bring you thoughts and ideas that you might not have heard before. I try to speak not only from my...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
May 4, 20181 min read
UDPATED - Legalocities (Podcast)-The Crisis of Foster Care
Did you know nearly 50% of foster children end up incarcerated within two years of aging out of the foster care system? During her nearly...
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Rob Lowe
Mar 1, 20181 min read
Do Something For Foster Kids
Shenandoah Chefalo is back, continuing on for those who can’t find their voice. Welcome to the 62nd episode of Giving Back Insights, my...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 2, 20174 min read
Foster Care & The Holidays: A Mixed Bag of Emotions
Last year at this time, I received a private Facebook message from an individual who was struggling. She was a professional who was...
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Donell Edwards
Nov 30, 20171 min read
The Perils of Our Broken Foster Care System
Most people are familiar with the horror stories associated with our foster care system. Our guest for this program, Ms. Shenandoah...
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Jordon P. Cooper
Nov 6, 20171 min read
The Story of Our Failing Foster Care System
Shenandoah Chefalo, author of "Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir," calls attention to a failing American foster care system. You can listen...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 29, 20175 min read
4,600 And Counting: Missing from Foster Care
I was working on this month's blog and then realized that I had to set it aside. Someone shared a Time Magazine article with me that...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 3, 20173 min read
LIAR, LIAR - Looking Beyond the Lie
Lying is a topic that I have been meaning to cover on this blog for sometime, but frankly every time I sit down to write it, I get...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Incarceration, Homelessness & Addiction: The Foster Care Problem
I was recently asked to be on the Incarcerate US podcast that is hosted by Dante Nottingham, an inmate who has been locked up since the...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 30, 20172 min read
STRANGER DANGER
When I speak to audiences, I often end my keynote with an exercise: I ask you to begin to notice the strangers seated around you. The...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 20, 20171 min read
Christal Frost Radio (Podcast)
Today we welcomed Shenandoah Chefalo, author of the memoir “Garbage Bag Suitcase,” talking about some of the failings of the foster care...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 27, 20173 min read
Children As Animals: The Evolution of the Child Welfare System
First Step: The SPCA In the early part of the 1800s, Henry Bergh created The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) which p
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 20, 20173 min read
How to Help Foster Youth Maintain Their Rights
Most people are only one or two personal connections from a foster child but don't know it. Statistically, there is one foster child for
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 28, 20173 min read
May is Foster Care Awareness Month: Here is How You Can Help
MAY IS FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH Here is How YOU can help In 1988 with the help of Senator Strom Thurmond, President Ronald Regan...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Mar 30, 20174 min read
Self Help: More Than Just A Book
I have written before about how I was a self-help book addict. I read every book I could find, re-reading several of them and even going...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Topeka Capital Journey-Author Talks About the Importance of CASA
For more than 20 years, well into her adulthood, Shenandoah Chefalo wouldn’t breathe a word about growing up as a foster child, concerned...
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