“At Camellia Network, we believe if we can create a way of identifying ...” — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Quote

At Camellia Network, we believe if we can create a way of identifying every young person aging out of foster care, defining what they need, and giving a community of supporters a simple and clear way to fulfill those needs, we can produce radically improved outcomes for youth.

It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.

This time, there was no escape, I could not turn away, could not leave without accepting what I had done. There was only one way to the other side, and that was through the pain.

I wanted to write with emotional honesty and tell a story people could connect with. And I wanted people to know how the foster system in America fails children; and how, at 18, they fall through the cracks. Then we can all work together and give support.

The hell with the aging process. It happens to everyone - you just keep your mind active, you keep physically active.

I think we all want to successfully push back the aging process, to deny the aging process. Who among us says, 'Yippee, I'm getting older'?

Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.

The public is absolutely fascinated by aging. They don't want to get old. And you can see - read Shakespeare. Read the sonnets. They're all about aging.

Aging is interesting, you know? I really love it.