South Jersey First Star Teen Launches Fundraiser for Foster Youths

Making her journey through foster care and adjusting to adoption, Tadae King-Williams relies on words of inspiration.

“My journal was my lifeline,” King-Williams said. “When I felt like I had no one to understand me, I knew I always had my journal to write in.” Filling the blank pages helped her cope and helps her heal.

The Vineland High School senior now wants to offer that comfort to other teens facing similar foster care challenges. Launching “Tadae’s Foster for Tomorrow,” she is collecting journals, pens, adult coloring books as well as toiletries. These items will be packed into drawstring bags carrying her message, “Life is tough but so are you” to be given to teens in foster care so they have something of their own. Read more about Tadae’s fundraiser here.