Family Matters



In San Diego County, an experiment is going on with foster kids from abused and neglected backgrounds. The teens--aged 13 to 18--live in the country's first combination group home/high school. They share the campus with people old enough to be their grandparents. The senior volunteers in the program were given one instruction only--to just care about the kids. The results may change the way you think about foster teens, about seniors and about family.

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