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Foster Care/Adoption: SUCCESS Stories

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*The below stories are real, but the names are fictitious. Christina's Story: A New Beginning Christina was a third generation incest victim and suffered from neglect. When she came to the Giusti foster family through the San Mateo County Human Services Agency Foster Care program, she was not quite 4 years old. It was soon realized that she couldn't hear, therefore, couldn't speak. Stanford Hospital medical staff treated her hearing condition and she began talking soon after! Christina was enrolled in special education classes for speech and language therapy. She was adopted by a single parent after being with the Giusti family for 16 months and is now in grade school, like other kids, doing great!